Managing Surveyor

Description

• Provide accurate forecasting and reporting, ensuring transparency and accountability in all commercial activities to explain, justify, and influence decisions.
• Champion continuous improvement, using insights from data to optimise processes and enhance performance.
• Manage and resolve commercial conflicts, safeguarding the company’s interests while maintaining strong client relationships.
• Interrogate and manipulate data with advanced Excel skills to analyse SOR codes, identifying cost-saving opportunities and delivering efficiencies across the contract.
• Lead and inspire a high-performing commercial team, ensuring delivery of contractual and financial objectives.
• Collaborate with operational teams to align commercial strategies with service delivery goals.
• Own and have influence on the commercials of a long-standing asset management contract, through strategic decision-making and proactive risk/opportunity management.
• Conduct regular commercial reviews and compile detailed commercial packs with Senior Leadership.

Requirements

At Ian Williams, we’ve built a strong, financially stable business for nearly 80 years. We’re looking for a Managing Surveyor to lead the commercials on a major contract that offers job security, and a culture that values your ideas to make a difference. You may currently be working in the Commercial or Surveying functions, but if you thrive on data, love solving complex commercial challenges, and want to make a real social impact through the work you deliver, this is your opportunity.

• Ability to influence, negotiate, and resolve commercial conflicts.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ideally, but not essential, in-depth knowledge of SOR codes and cost control.
• Advanced Excel skills, you’re an Excel ninja who loves drilling into data.
• Proven experience in commercial management, ideally within property services or construction.

Benefits

• Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
• Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
• Be part of the company profit share scheme
• Private mileage scheme and fuel card
• Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year annual leave
• Access to an employee assistance program to support employee’s health and wellbeing, and free financial and legal advice.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance