NAME: Alan Crankshaw COMPANY/REGION: Barratt Homes Ltd (Manchester Division) JOB TITLE: Contracts Manager DEPARTMENT: Construction PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES? We construct housing and apartments on sites over the North West of England. PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT YOU DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS? I manage site managers in my area and help with any problems they may have. I also form construction teams and check work for quality and follow on to maintain high standards of PR and post occupation customer care. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO? Dealing with people all day such as managers, sub contractors, clients and other departments. Seeing daily changes on different site. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS CAREER? I started off in school holidays for money and progressed up the ladder. WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DID YOU NEED TO GET THIS JOB? Hard work and courses done as required by construction management to meet regulations to do each job. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE A GRADUATE OR TRAINEE LOOKING FOR A JOB IN YOUR WORK AREA? Work hard and always achieve your objectives and more.
