Industry: Rail – BAM Framework
Location: Warrington, North West
Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Contracts Manager to manage a dynamic team within the rail buildings asset management framework. This role involves overseeing minor works across the North West & Central rail routes, focusing on the maintenance and repair of various rail building assets.
Business Unit: Join a busy environment dedicated to rail maintenance and asset management, handling high-volume, low-value projects—both reactive and planned. The primary focus is on maintaining and repairing rail assets under a long-term framework/contract, which includes but is not limited to assets and infrastructure such as:
- Bridges & footbridges
- Tunnels
- Structures
- Station infrastructure and facilities
- Embankments
- Flood and weather damage repairs
- Signage
- Vegetation management
- Fencing and handrails
Key Responsibilities:
The Contracts Manager / Framework Manager responsible for Buildings Asset Management Contracts Manager will cover Buildings Faults and Minor / Emerging Works (MEW) portfolio with day to day responsibility including:
- Operational Management: Oversee the Buildings Asset Management Framework for Network Rail, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
- Client Liaison: Maintain strong relationships with client representatives and participate in regular framework progress, design coordination, and commercial meetings.
- Programme and Commercial Planning: Ensure successful delivery of the framework, maintaining quality, schedule, budget, and profit margins while ensuring client satisfaction from project start to completion.
- Project Controls: Monitor project performance against budgets, manage scope changes, and ensure timely change orders and early warning notifications.
- Reporting and Analysis: Produce and evaluate progress reports, update cost forecasts, and coordinate monthly review meetings with project teams.
- Risk Management: Implement comprehensive risk management processes to identify and mitigate potential issues proactively.
- Safety Management: Take accountability for all safety, health, environmental, and quality aspects within the framework.
Requirements:
- Experience: Proven track record in framework or contract management within civil engineering / buildings infrastructure maintenance sectors.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of contracting processes, technical construction specifications, and budget management.
- Relationship Building: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Educational Background: Relevant qualifications in civil engineering or related fields.
- Industry Experience: Essential experience in civils and building maintenance frameworks, with a solid understanding of NEC or bespoke Network Rail contract forms.
Benefits:
- Market appropriate salary, commensurate with experience
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with increases based on service)
- Company contributory pension scheme
- Life insurance coverage
- Westfield Health Cash Plan & Rewards
- Employee referral scheme with generous incentives
- Opportunities for personal and professional development
- A supportive, inclusive workplace committed to continuous learning
If you’re passionate about civil engineering & construction and possess proven expertise in contracts management within an asset management framework, we encourage you to apply and join us in managing critical rail infrastructure for the future.
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
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Recruitment Manager
