Framework Manager

Job Title: Framework Manager
Office Location: near Reading
Flexibility: 4 days a week in the office, 1 day working from home
Sector experience needed: Water

About the role:

Reporting to the Regional Director you will be accountable for the successful delivery of a Major Water Framework.
Primarily you will be responsible for leading and developing regional team of technical and delivery staff to deliver circa £150-200m of revenue over the five year AMP8 programme and secure an extension into AMP9.
Client relationships are key to their ongoing success and you will need to be experienced in the ability to collaborate with Senior Water Company employees and secure new work and deliver on existing work successfully.
With a strong focus on HSQE you will lead the framework team to industry leading standards, promoting the companies values around protection of the workforce and public from harm, leading by example.
You will be responsible for achieving the Framework targets for Revenue, P&L and overhead control, supported by a senior management team.

Key Responsibilities
HSQE
* Deliver against standards and promote industry leading initiatives for further improvement
* Deliver a RIDDOR/LTI free working environment
* Promote Health of Workers initiatives and better ways of working
* Ensure designs are safe to build and optimised for future operator safety
* Promote HSQE in our supply chain partners through collaboration
* Drive a zero defect culture in the delivery team
* Carry out Senior Leadership tours on sites and promote collaboration
* Investigate HiPO events and incidents with a view to continuous improvement
* Promote incident reporting standard

COMMERCIAL
* Deliver Revenue targets - secure bid opportunities, support and lead bids as appropriate
* Achieve P&L targets and actively manage portfolio risk
* Oversee the Commercial Manager's control of cost management at project and framework level
* Lead Contract Value Reconciliation (CVR) reviews to ensure robust financial control and foresee potential P&L risks for early resolution
* Hold Project Managers accountable for their project's commercial performance
* Ensure compliance with process and contract specifications
* Lead Commercial dispute resolution at the local level with an aim to avoid escalation
* Manage sub-contractor relationships, determine supply chain requirements and performance in line with the Regional Director's plan
* Assist the Commercial Manager in ensuring efficient cash collection

OPERATIONAL & CLIENT
* Deliver the Capital programme of works efficiently, meeting programme deadlines and key dates.
* Oversee design progression by the Design team, supporting the Regional Design Manager
* Promoting innovation in design
* Ensure documentation is managed efficiently to achieve rapid handover of schemes on completion
* Build and maintain strong and lasting relationships with TW Senior Management through delivering on promises, workload and promoting an inclusive culture with the other framework partners
* Take on additional responsibility as appropriate to assist TW in delivering the AMP8 capital programme and new ways of working
* Develop a regional cultural and sustainability plan - including charity support and community engagement to raise the profile of TW and the Water Industry

PEOPLE
* Develop the regional team - adding staff, skills and experience to deliver on the secured workload and plan for new work arriving
* Create a culture of staff engagement and a strong regional culture of teamwork and collaboration
* Manage staff workload allocation
* Develop your regional team and identify succession plans and career development opportunities
* Hold regular team briefings including with supply chain partners
* Identify staff training needs and support in delivery of such
* Develop the regional teams network
* Mentor staff members
* Ensure all regional duty holders are in place and suitably supported

To learn more and discuss further, please email an up to date word copy of your CV and a suitable mobile number to call:

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