Trainee Contract Manager
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Negotiable
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Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Trainee Contract Manager role at Garrard Building and Construction Ltd involves providing administrative and operational support to Contract Managers across various insured building repair projects. The position is suited for an organized individual eager to develop a career in construction management and project delivery. The successful candidate will coordinate projects from initiation to completion, ensuring quality standards and effective communication with stakeholders. This role offers opportunities for career progression within the growing construction business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day support to Contract Managers across multiple live projects
- Assist with planning, scheduling, and coordinating repair works
- Monitor project progress and update internal management systems
- Support the preparation of work programmes and project documentation
- Assist in managing project costs and monitoring budgets
- Act as a point of contact for clients, customers, loss adjusters, and subcontractors
- Provide regular updates regarding project progress
- Raise purchase orders and subcontractor instructions
- Maintain accurate project records and documentation
- Assist in ensuring projects comply with company health and safety procedures
- Support site inspections and quality control processes where required
Key Skills:
- Previous experience in an administrative, coordinator, assistant project management, or construction support role
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Excellent communication and customer service abilities
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Stevenage
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Trainee Contract Manager
Location: SG1 4QX : Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours:40 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday 08:00 : 17:00
About Us
Garrard Building and Construction Ltd is a family run construction company established in 1946. The Company specialises in building repair and renovation to domestic and commercial properties within an approximate 50:mile radius of our offices in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. We are a specialist construction and property repair company delivering insured building repairs on behalf of insurers, loss adjusters, housing providers, and private clients. Our projects range from minor reinstatement works to major property repairs following subsidence, fire, flood, escape of water, impact, and other insured events. We pride ourselves on delivering high:quality repairs, excellent customer service, and efficient project management.
About The Role
The Assistant Contract Manager will provide administrative, operational, and project support to multiple Contract Managers and repair teams across a portfolio of insured building repair projects. The role is ideal for an organised and proactive individual looking to develop a career in construction management, insurance reinstatement, and project delivery. The successful candidate will assist in coordinating projects from instruction through to completion, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently, within budget, and to the required quality standards while maintaining excellent communication with clients, customers, subcontractors and suppliers.
Career Development
This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop within a growing construction business, with progression opportunities into Contract Management, Project Management, Surveying, or Operations Management roles.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
Contract and Project Support
- Provide day:to:day support to Contract Managers across multiple live projects
- Assist with planning, scheduling, and coordinating repair works
- Monitor project progress and update internal management systems
- Support the preparation of work programmes and project documentation
- Assist in managing project costs and monitoring budgets
- Help ensure projects are completed within agreed timescales and service level agreements
Client and Stakeholder Communication
- Act as a point of contact for clients, customers, loss adjusters, and subcontractors
- Provide regular updates regarding project progress
- Respond to customer queries and assist in resolving issues promptly
- Support the management of customer expectations throughout the repair process
Commercial and Administrative Duties
- Raise purchase orders and subcontractor instructions
- Assist with valuations, variations, and invoicing processes
- Maintain accurate project records and documentation
- Support the preparation of reports and performance data
- Ensure all project files are up to date and compliant
Health, Safety and Compliance
- Assist in ensuring projects comply with company health and safety procedures
- Maintain records relating to risk assessments, method statements, and site documentation
- Support compliance with company policies, insurance requirements, and industry regulations
- Promote safe working practices across all projects
Operational Support
- Assist with general project administration
- Assist with material ordering and delivery schedules
- Support site inspections and quality control processes where required
- Work collaboratively with all other team members
Essential About you:
- Previous experience in an administrative, coordinator, assistant project management, or construction support role
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Excellent communication and customer service abilities
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlo