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Following an internal promotion, we’re recruiting a Managing Surveyor to our Leeds-based Commercial team overseeing the Responsive repairs division. We’ve had another prosperous year and are looking ahead to a sustainable future of potential and opportunity. You’ll need strong commercial instincts and influencing skills, enabling you to see the big picture, to guide and lead your team. But you’ll also have the opportunity to be hands on, managing contracts and drilling into the data to ensure we’re working effectively and profitably, all the while demonstrating value for money for our clients. As a Managing Surveyor, you will actively work as part of the commercial team whilst taking the lead with commercial decisions and the financial reporting, to ultimately impact the unit’s profitability/commercial success and making improvements for the future.
Job Responsibility:
Developing and maintaining a high performing Surveying team to ensure delivery of responsive repairs contracts are at or above, agreed profit performance
Overseeing and managing financial and technical aspects of each contract, including procurement, invoicing, and payments to minimise costs, maximise value and cash flow, and meet profit and debtor day targets
Subcontractor management and the oversight of any disputes arising
Mentoring and training new surveyors and trainees
Supporting all commercial aspects within your unit and the wider response product, where applicable
Managing the contract accounting and ensuing prompt payment, control cost information
Preparing CVRs and valuations to closely monitor contract performance, striving for better solutions and outcomes and steering the commercial contract performance
Developing and maintaining positive and collaborative relationships with your direct reports, colleagues, customers/clients, subcontractors, and suppliers
Taking full accountability for the commercial function of the Responsive Repairs and Void (vacant properties) works for our reputable housing clients in and around Leeds
Working closely with colleagues in our Middlesbrough and Bolton offices, managing, developing, and nurturing a high-performing commercial team of Quantity Surveyors and Trainee Surveyors
Requirements:
Proven experience in a similar commercial or Senior Quantity Surveying role ideally from within the repairs/maintenance sector
Some people management responsibilities/experience
A proven ability to minimise cost and maximise value, profit, and cash flow effectively, from within a maintenance contracting environment or similar/relatable industry focused on high volume invoicing based on low value costs
Strong people skills: you will enjoy supporting, directing and collaborating with your team to encourage and facilitate growth and development
Excellent IT and Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to process high volumes of data analysis
Experience of working with direct labour and subcontract procurement
Experience of working on Schedule of Rates contracts, with the ability to price minor works from first principles
Strong commercial instincts and influencing skills
Experience in Repairs and with utilising SOR
A track record of managing subcontractors and dealing with dispute resolution
Share our core values of honesty and integrity
What we offer:
Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year)
Car allowance of £7,250 private mileage scheme benefit and fuel card
Enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice
Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
Annual pay reviews
Training and development opportunities
Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family