Commercial Director

Overview

Oversee commercial operations, cost control and team leadership for Western region housebuilding.

Key Responsibilities

• cost estimating
• cost control
• cost reporting
• inflation tracking
• margin improvement
• team leadership

Tasks

This Senior post will lead an established Commercial team of Quantity Surveyors, Buyers, Trainees and support a Senior Estimator with new site viability. This post is responsible for the overall management and performance of the Commercial function in our Western Region with cost control, margin improvement being key deliverables. -Provide a Commercial overview of all land and build cost estimates including cost benchmarks -Work closely with the Senior Management Team to ensure a flow of new sites into the business -Managing the surveying and buying function -Driving down build costs without compromising quality and safety -Promote a customer responsible ethic within the supply chain -Successfully contributing to, and meeting a strategic vison -Attending internal adjudications and reviews to ensure cost issues are properly processed -Preparation of monthly Commercial board reports -Leading a team with credibility and support -Manage cost information including tracking of inflation on pipeline developments -Monitoring business costs, ensuring accuracy of cost reports and analysing variances, seeking opportunity to mitigate cost increases through innovation and alternative strategies

Requirements

• commercial
• leadership
• housebuilding
• contract management
• contra charging
• customer‑centric

What You Bring

Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK’s most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. -Experience in a Commercial leadership post, within housebuilding. -Comfortable dealing with legacy contract management and contra charging

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Benefits

-Private medical -Bonus Scheme -Car Allowance -26 days holiday with additional bank holidays -Life Assurance -Enhanced Pension Scheme

About Untypical

-Operates across four English regions: Midlands, West, East, and East Anglia. -Specializes in both entry-level and premium housing options. -Pilots innovative low-embodied-carbon housing designs at Landimore Park. -Collaborates with Octopus Energy for zero-bills homes and Pulse Fibre for full-fibre broadband. -Combines traditional design elements with modern energy efficiency and community-focused development.

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