Description

A well established £30 million turnover contractor are currently looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join their organisation. They typically work in the leisure, commercial, social housing and education sectors with typical project values upto £5m

The main purpose of this role is to take responsibility, ownership and accountability of the successful management and control all aspects of the commercial / financial and contractual elements of designated projects within the Division in order to control and maximise the company’s profitability, protect the company’s legal and contractual obligations and to manage proactively the control of all commercial issues. This is to include managing other commercial and operational resources, ensuring applications and valuations are completed in line with the contract terms and also ensuring sub-contractors receive prompt payment and are procured in line with our contractual obligations and Commitments to Subcontractors. In addition, ensuring cost reports and the like are managed, completed on time and monitored together with overseeing all relevant commercial reporting activity necessary within the division.

Roles and responsibilities

To oversee and manage the commercial teams, and where applicable operation staff as the Senior member of staff on a designated project(s)
To develop strong customer relationships with key clients and their officers
To take overall responsibility and accountability for the commercial elements on a number of contracts
To offer assistance, support and mentoring to other team members
To assist and promote pre-start planning and programming
To support and assist with the Estimating teams to ensure future opportunities are positively actioned to convert into tangible wins
Sub-contract procurement and commercial management and the implementation of business systems throughout the operating structure.
Management and control of sub-contract appointments, accounts and variation accounts.
To authorise Commercial staffs sub-contract appointment proposals in line with the businesses profit plan and targets
Change management control
Profit maximisation and efficiency
Assisting and liaising with the buyers on materials procurement and buying opportunities
To manage the day to day cost control, monitoring and reporting
Develop an understanding of the designated contracts, specification and pricing ensuring compliance with conditions throughout
Assist the Managers with subcontractor selection and ensure the chosen subcontractor has the appropriate order and information to carry out their work
Liaise with the Management teams over contractual issues and take action as required
Measure progress, submit valuations, submit final accounts and retention release and monitor receipt of payment in a timely manner (of any designated schemes)
Ensure that subcontractor requests for payment are appropriately processed in a timely and contractual manner
Completing a monthly cost / valuation report and cash flow for the designation projects
In conjunction with Divisional Directors, prepare monthly accounts/reports and submit for approval by the Regional Director
Where appropriate, assist with estimates and negotiations for future opportunities
Attend project related meetings as deemed necessary
Act as commercial champion for the division and attend internal and support service meetings and ensure information is circulated to managers accordingly i.e. Supply chain Committees etc.
Ensure the company is neither compromised nor disadvantaged by any contractual or financial arrangement
Review contract tender conditions in parallel with the businesses Legal Counsel and accordingly ensure that where discrepancies occur these are recorded and administered at tender stage
Manage the costs on any assigned project to ensure both the company and the client is fully advised of all commercial matters
To supervise with all staff, clients, consultants and residents in a professional manner
Assist in ensuring company with Health & Safety
Any other reasonable management request
Ensure timely cash flow management for the Client and the group, and the supply chain
Assisting the development and training of existing and new staff
Maintaining and developing professional relationships with the Client, to help future business development

Salary: 80k per annum – negotiable depending on suitability of candidate
Car / Allowance plus fuel card
Private healthcare
Holidays – 22 days annual leave allowance and 8 bank holidays = 30 days total plus Business closes at Xmas and staff given days off as good will gesture from the company which is not taken from holiday allocation
Pension: Auto enrolment pension scheme
Hours of Work: 8am-5pm – but requirement to work out of hours as the role requires

Please contact Robert Ferrari for a preliminary discussion or feel free to apply with an up to date cv.

Job Type	Permanent
Location	Chigwell
Area	London , UK Essex, UK London UK Chigwell
Sector	Quantity Surveying (Commercial)
Salary	Up to £80,000 per annum + Car Allowance + Benefits
Currency	GBP
Start Date	Immediate / 1 Month
Advertiser	Robert Ferrari
Telephone	01727854054
Job Ref	RF2309

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