Over the last 9 years, our Bolton business, has been going from strength to strength, specialising in response and maintenance wo.....
Over the last 9 years, our Bolton business, has been going from strength to strength, specialising in response and maintenance works. We have a long-term partnership with two key clients, offering security, commitment and the opportunity to develop, and we are looking for a Managing Surveyor to join our established and growing team.
A great opportunity for someone who enjoys the commercial and analytical aspect of surveying within a contract, you will take the lead with commercial reporting for the Business Manager and supporting your team of Quantity and Trainee Surveyors.
Benefits:
Be part of the company profit share scheme
Car Allowance of £7000 OR Company car option with a private mileage scheme. Both options include a fuel card
Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
Buy and Sell options for your annual leave
Annual pay reviews
Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
The Managing Surveyor role:
As Managing Surveyor, you will actively work as part of the commercial team as a Quantity Surveyor whilst also taking the lead with commercial decisions and reporting, to ultimately impact the unit’s profitability/commercial success and making improvements for the future.
Specific tasks will include:
Developing and maintaining a high performing surveying team to ensure delivery of contracts at or above agreed profit performance
Working with SoR, you will analyse and review all payments to source solutions that will enable you to have the most cost effective contract for yourselves, while maintaining the client relationship.
Preparing valuations to closely monitor contract performance, striving for better solutions and outcomes and really steering the commercial contract performance
Overseeing and managing financial and technical aspects of the contract including procurement, invoicing, and payment to minimise costs, maximise value and cash flow, and meet profit and debtor day targets.
Mentoring and training new surveyors and trainees and support all commercial aspects within your unit and the wider response product, where applicable
Developing and maintaining positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues, customers/clients, subcontractors, and suppliers
What will you bring as a Managing Surveyor?
A proven ability to minimise cost and maximise value, profit, and cash flow effectively, ideally from within a maintenance contracting environment or similar
Demonstrable people leadership skills, whether that be managing an experienced team, or mentoring Trainees
The ability to process high volumes of data analysis, with the use of IT systems, and Excel
Experience of working with direct labour and subcontract procurement
Experience of working on Schedule of Rates contracts is desirable, with the ability to price minor works from first principles.
Additional benefits include:
Training and development opportunities
Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
Specsavers vouchers
Access to an employee assistance program to support employee’s health and wellbeing, and offering free financial and legal advice
For information on all other additional benefits we do, to enhance your work/life balance please visit our website
About Ian Williams Ltd:
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We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.
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