Commercial Manager

Description

• Attend pre-start, specification and any other relevant meeting as required under the Company’s Operating Framework.
• Undertake valuations of production at budgeted cost on a monthly basis and split the cost of profit completions and potential future profit to estimate a value for work in progress.
• Managing a Team.
• Monitor the performance of suppliers and subcontractors in conjunction with site based staff and provide feedback to suppliers and subcontractors outlining where an unacceptable standard of materials or performance has been identified.
• Complete the apportionment of total prime costs to individual plots and produce a profit analysis.
• Responsible for subcontractor payments, variation orders and day works.
• Ensure Options are monitored, recorded and ordered as required.
• Assist Land team with LPE’s, estimating and completing land purchase excersie viability and financial pack if bid is successful
• Ensure all ‘Group Deals’ are adhered to.
• Track DC SIT Budget approval dates and record in COINS as appropriate.
• Embrace and engage with requirements of both External and Internal Audit teams.
• Assist in finalising/agreeing/managing Housing Association contracts.
• Maintain the development budgets both in COINS and BoQ.
• Work with all subcontractors and suppliers to negotiate best deals where appropriate and work with other departments to improve cost effectiveness.
• Provide additional Line Management to team of Commercial Administrators.
• Be aware of all codes of practice that have a commercial impact i.e. building regulations, HSE, NHBC etc.
• Provide a detailed cost budget and share with Site Manager at the appropriate time.
• Ensure adequate resources are on site to commence build in line with Development Programmes.
• Ensure regional commitments to Infrastructure projects are met, reported and maintained regularly, to avoid out-of-date costs.
• Report on Value Improvement actions through Quarterly Value Improvement Meetings.
• Report on savings and excesses against budget costs to the Director.
• Monitor and evaluate subcontract performance and take any appropriate action.
• To Review CVR’s with QS’s and ensure that the cost analysis of the site is correct.
• Prepare regional Work In Progress (WIP) projection for annual Budget submission to Group. Monitor on a monthly basis, reporting excesses, savings and predicted future cost impact.
• Monitor and explain subcontractor cost movements.
• Calculate all the prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the land purchase exercise. Prime costs to include but not restricted to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work.
• Carry out full CVR process and prepare and present information for P&L meetings, where a lead role should be taken.
• Manage the Quantity Surveying and Buying activities in order that procurement and cost reporting are aligned within the COINS framework.
• Attend site and carry out valuation/payment ticks, where Quantity Surveyors are unavailable.
• Ensure all departmental commitments to Health and Safety are adhered to and promoted with internal and external contacts.
• Manage, monitor external Project Managers Infrastructure Valuations and TW internal cost to complete reports and reflect latest estimates of incurred and forecast expenditure.
• Undertake regular site visits.
• Negotiate and place orders with labour and material subcontractors on a competitive tender basis.
• Take responsibility for all SIT Budget and ATP submission packs, ensuring that DMD approval of all documents is received in good time to avoid Production delays.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of all buying and quantity surveying activities.
• Wide experience in the procurement and purchase of materials and sub contract labour.
• Good knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements.
• IT literate (COINS system preferable).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance