WRS Recruitment

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WRS Recruitment Oxford, Oxfordshire
Dec 19, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Demolition Contract Manager Salary: £40 - 60k + Car + fuel card (Dependant on experience) Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Schedule: 8-hour shift, Monday to Friday. Location: Oxford Main Duties & Responsibilities: To carry out position as per Employment Contract. To maintain knowledge of current relevant legislation, industry best practice and guidance and ensure this is communicated to relevant staff. To understand and work in compliance with legislative requirements, ensuring that health & safety is not compromised for other business objectives. To ensure that staff and workers (including subcontractors) they are responsible for understand their health & safety, and environmental, responsibilities and conduct themselves accordingly. To understand and work in accordance with company policies and procedures that apply to their position and to communicate requirements to the staff, workers, and subcontractors they are responsible for. To understand building structures & construction techniques and safe demolition procedures To ensure all statutory notifications are in place. To plan and manage resources required to carry out contracts including personnel, equipment, facilities & associated budgets. To ensure that any purchasing or hiring of plant, materials, equipment, consumables etc is in accordance with company s limits of authority and Purchasing procedure. To plan works and ensure suitable and sufficient Plans of Work, risk & COSHH assessments are written, which are compliant, reflect site conditions, and are communicated to the workforce. To ensure Plans of Work, risk & COSHH assessments produced by trainees or assistant Contract Managers are suitable and sufficient, compliant and reflect site conditions. To monitor that works are being carried out as planned, to the required standard and customer requirements. To communicate effectively with clients, subcontractors, and staff To liaise with client or client s representative to verify that the business performance meets their requirement. To coordinate and communicate with the other divisions of the business to ensure the smooth running of all contracts. When working on Rail contracts to ensure working hours are monitored and exceedance of hours is formally authorised; assessment of first aid resources required; rail briefing material is produced & delivered; suitable products & services are procured; and suitable risk assessments are carried out. To deal with complaints in accordance with complaints procedure. To deal with onsite disputes, programme, or any other issues relating to the works on site. To report any major issues to the Divisional Manager. To provide support to the Quantity Surveyors for pricing of additional works and preparation of valuations To have a good working knowledge of construction contracts, and to carry out contract reviews. To carry out any required post contract activities To support the development of division staff. To assist divisional manager with carrying out staff development reviews. To assist in other areas of the business as and when required. Minimum Qualification / Certificates Required Driving Licence HS&E Touchscreen test for Managerial & Professional CCDO Manager Card Current non-licensed asbestos removal training (by NDTG, UKATA, ACAD or ARCA) Current SEQOHS accredited Health Surveillance Medical Suitable work at height awareness training (online, as minimum) City & Guilds Training in Electricity at work and safe isolation Temporary Works Coordinator Mental Health Awareness training (e.g. Internal Presentation or ACAS) JCT Form of Contracts training Equality, Diversity and Inclusion awareness training (e.g. BrightHR e-learning) Minimum Competence Required; (to include) Training, Experience & Knowledge Company Induction Two years experience in Contracting Environment Five years demolition industry experience Able to use MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Project Setup & trained to use PSA to create & amend Plans of Work Trained to prepare/ amend risk and COSHH assessments. Completed PSA training videos 24 & 27 to view PVE fleet items and report faults. Set up and able to use Construction Manager Knowledge of H&S at Work Act and CDM Regulations Knowledge of Control of Asbestos Regulations Knowledge of NFDC Guidance Documents Awareness of requirements to make statutory notifications (F10, S80, NNLW) Able to manage & plan resources required to carry out contracts, including personnel, equipment, facilities & associated budgets. Awareness of Supervisor Pack & Electronic Site Job Files Able to interpret job documentation such as technical drawings, asbestos surveys, bills of quantities etc. Understanding of Waste Duty of Care, ADR & Transfer Station (F260 presentation) Awareness of Safe Work Around Electrical Conductors Policy (A04) Awareness of risks from fragile roofs: (i) CITB TBT Fragile Roofs (ii) CITB Fragile Roofs, Fragile Lives (iii) MEL Safety Alert Roof Access 20.12.2019 Additional Relevant Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, Training to develop further. Current Face Fit half mask (qualitative) Understanding of Rail related Policies & Procedures IDE Membership
WRS Recruitment Oxford, Oxfordshire
Dec 19, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Asbestos Removal Operatives Salary: £13.00-£18.00 per hour (dependant on experience) Would consider CIS but no van. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Schedule: 8-hour shift Location: Oxford Our client with a full order book and exciting projects ahead, are looking for qualified and experienced Asbestos Removal Operatives, based in Southern England. Their clients' portfolio is very varied and ranges from NHS trusts, local government, Railway, MOD, schools, housing associations, construction & demolition contractors, and commercial businesses. Main Duties & Responsibilities: To carry out removal works as instructed by Supervisors and Management. To coordinate and communicate with the other divisions of the business to ensure the smooth running of all contracts. To carry out required pre-use checks on equipment they are authorised to operate or use. To ensure that plant tools and equipment are de-contaminated and transported in accordance with the procedures prior to off hiring or placing back in stores. To assist in other areas of the business as and when required. The following skills and in date training are essential: Full Asbestos Removal training. Full Face Fits and Service Certificates. Asbestos Lung function medical. Experience of working on demolition/asbestos removal sites. Good communication and organisational skills with the ability to work in a methodical and calm manner. Ability to undertake a physically demanding role. Ability to understand and follow instruction. Ability to develop their understanding of their own safety and that of others. Ability to be flexible and adapt to change and work effectively as part of a team. Presentable. Comfortable with confined spaces. Benefits: Company events Company pension Free flu jabs