Commercial Recoveries Director

Overview

Lead recovery efforts for cladding/building safety defects, managing claims and teams.

Key Responsibilities

• recovery claims
• evidence management
• stakeholder engagement
• process improvement
• recovery tracking
• financial recovery

Tasks

The Commercial Recoveries Director will be a senior leader within the Group Cladding team responsible for securing financial recoveries from third party suppliers, advisors and contractors involved in the provision of works and services resulting in building or fire safety defects across our legacy estate. This individual will work closely with our internal stakeholders, businesses and external advisors (e.g. architects, fire engineering experts and our panel law firms) to implement our recovery strategy and priorities. -Lead Recovery Efforts: lead our recovery efforts in respect of building safety and cladding matters, including identifying responsible parties who may be viable recovery targets and pursuing recoveries with the support of external experts, legal advisors and the Taylor Wimpey in-house legal team. -Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with colleagues across Taylor Wimpey in Business Units, Group Functions and within the cladding team to ensure that we are appropriately identifying and obtaining necessary evidence and information in support of our recovery claims. -Collation and Maintenance of Evidence: Oversee and maintain appropriate processes and controls to ensure evidence of defects is obtained in an appropriate manner to support potential recovery opportunities. -Continuous Improvement: Develop and implement strategies to improve the recovery process and prevent future defects in consultation with the legal team and external advisors. -Recovery Management: track and progress recoveries on a regular basis to ensure claims are being appropriately prioritised and actions completed in support of claims. -Stakeholder Communication: Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure priorities are understood and timescales for actions are clear.

Requirements

• line management
• recovery
• negotiation
• microsoft 365
• cladding
• commercial awareness

What You Bring

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join the Taylor Wimpey Group Cladding team as their new Cladding Recoveries. This is a new role within the Group Cladding team, reporting to the Group Cladding Director. -Prior experience of successful line management responsibility of one or more direct reports. -Ability to manage multiple recovery efforts simultaneously. -Strong negotiation and communication skills. -Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities. -Ability to work and deliver against deadlines and targets in a high-profile area of work. -Ability to handle challenging situations and maintain a positive attitude -Working knowledge and experience of disputes and the key evidence and robust information needed to support a claim to ensure a successful outcome -Prior experience in senior technical, commercial, or recovery roles, with some experience of cladding or building safety related matters. -Proficiency in Microsoft 365 software. -Solid commercial awareness of building safety developments and the construction sector. -Working knowledge of claims and disputes, arbitration, adjudications or similar in the construction context. -Ability to take initiative and drive recovery efforts forward.

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Benefits

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home. With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life. If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey. Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it. We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

About Taylor Wimpey Plc

-Specializes in creating new communities, developing residential and mixed-use projects across the country. -A diverse portfolio includes affordable housing, family homes, and premium developments tailored to various customer needs. -Works with local authorities and communities to design homes that blend seamlessly into their surroundings. -Focuses on sustainable development, emphasizing energy-efficient homes. -Known for delivering homes on time, providing quality and reliability in construction. -Known for excellent customer service, ensuring homes meet the highest standards. -Plays a significant role in the housing sector, influencing the growth and development of the UK property market.

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