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Commercial Manager - Social Housing Maintenance
You will be responsible for Managing Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor/Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Administrator.
The Commercial Manager will oversee all commercial elements of the business.
Duties
- Take line management responsibility for all QS's within Region.
- Lead financial strategy at Contract Establishment stage by implementing, monitoring and managing our desired approach with QS teams.
- Maximise profit potential on all operational schemes, by carrying out regular project reviews with the site teams and operational lead and working direct with clients where needed.
- Maximise variation and specification change opportunities on live schemes to ensure all opportunities of increased margins are identified and considered.
- Set up regional supply chain deals, working with the central procurement department to ensure the regions achieve the best potential in terms of supplier arrangements.
- Ensure sub-contract buying gains are maximized, working with the Ops Manager to ensure appropriate choices are made at contract set up.
- Identify and manage financial risk to the regions, associated with working in new areas and with new suppliers, particularly around contract complexities such as TUPE.
- Work with operations manager, RMD on any potential and live and potential disputes that can expose the region to risk.
- Manage all profitability reporting for the region, working with the QS teams and operations manager, ensure accuracy and robustness of financial reporting, with all risks and opportunities identified and discussed with the Ops Manager and RMD on a monthly basis.
- Ensure monthly operational billings are accurate and reflect realistic delivery on site, monitor and manage monthly changes in billings projections providing report on major movements.
- Work with Operations Manager carrying out an overall (risk/opportunities adjusted) financial report each month after completion of billings for internal management purposes.
- Manage cash collection and invoicing of month accrued income values.
- Ensure new QS's in the business operate and act appropriately towards all clients and suppliers.
- Establish accurate cost delivery data within the region, and work with estimating teams to ensure real delivery costs are incorporated into live tenders, attend financial tender adjudication reviews to discuss potential risk and opportunities at tender stage.
- Manage cost allocations across regional overheads and direct job costed staff, reporting direct to RD on any potential issues
Salary & Benefits
On offer for the successful Commercial Manager is a highly competitive salary (dependant on experience) as well as the option of a car or car allowance, benefits and a generous individual bonus scheme. The company can also offer you a structured route for progression paired with further training and development throughout your career.
This is an incredibly exciting new role within a fast growing division of a successful, profitable National contractor; it is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Commercial Manager who is looking for stability and career progression.
How to apply
If you are looking for a new opportunity and this role is of interest, please apply via the link below or contact Carla at 18 Recruitment
Please note, all applications are held in the strictest confidence
