Contracts Manager - KZN

*Reference: CPT000191-TR-3* Are you a qualified and experienced Contracts Manger? Living in Kwa-Zulu Natal? Passionate and experienced within residential property development? Looking for an exciting new role with a brilliant company? Then this is the perfect role for you! We’re recruiting! *Qualifications required:* * Degree: Construction Management or Engineering *Skills and experience required:* * A strong understanding of business and industry practices * An ability to work with diverse individuals and groups on complex issues * Good working experience on MS Project * Excellent verbal and written communication skills and exceptional attention to detail * Strong ability to collaborate and work alongside various members of the business * Strong presentation skills and ability to speak confidently when presenting at all levels *Job description:* * Good understanding of QS and Budget Control * Ability to communicate effectively with government and municipal departments at high levels * Accurately sets up programmes for the office and provides support and assistance to ensure adherence to the systems * Effectively deals with administration errors and queries * Sound understanding of construction and the application of construction guidelines * Good knowledge and understanding of safety requirements on site * Understands the requirements for placing orders and ensures that accurate arrangements are made when orders are placed, and that delivery thereof is timeous and accurate * Good understanding of the requirement to deal with snags and to liaise with the relevant people and teams in order to resolve any issues as effectively as possible * Ability to understand and manage quality control issues to ensure that this is instilled in the teams working on site * Able to prepare accurate forecasts per project and manages the project costs and do comparisons to ensure that the costing is managed and monitored effectively * Is aware of the necessity to report risks on site * Ability to guide and assist employees on site * Be actively involved in management meetings ensuring that reports are submitted timeously * Ability to manage team deadlines and ensure that quality and standard of work is not compromised while meeting deadlines * Have good people skills in order to understand site support staff and to know how best to motivate and encourage teams, in particular during times of high pressure * Sound understanding of people issues and how to manage them effectively in terms of soft skills, performance related issues and labour related issues Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not heard from us within 1 week. We will keep your details on file for future positions. R R1 000 000 - R1 320 000 - Annually plus Medical Aid and Provident Fund