Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Michael Page

This client are seeking a skilled Commercial Manager / Senior QS looking to step up to join their team and support the Commercial Director in managing the Commercial Operations within the M&E Capital Programme or Planned Works Programme.

Client Details

This client work across the UK and focus on their portfolio of over 57,000 homes. They provide a range of care and support services, and their specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.

Description

This role will involve:

• Analysis of monthly expenditure
• Negotiation of contract rates
• Closing out end of contract final accounts
• Extension of supply chain contracts
• Detailed analysis of variance against budget and forecasts
• Analysis of quotes from contractors.

Profile

The ideal candidate for this role will:

• Possess a degree in Quantity Surveying and a 6-10 years experience in the role
• Experience in working in a Senior Quantity Surveying or a Commercial Manager role in a Social Housing, commercial environment including the application of Nat Fed Schedule of Rates based contracts
• Experience in carrying out annual contract reviews, price negotiations, agreeing monthly valuations to final accounts on planned & M&E servicing programmes
• Good planning, budgeting, organising and prioritisation skills. Able to interpret financial and other systems data
• Experience managing staff in a commercial related environment
• Previous experience of managing various forms of Contracts and Cost Models. i.e.: Responsive Repairs, Voids, Planned Capital Programmes, Open book, Target cost, PPP , PPV , AMP cost models.
• Experience in working closely with Finance at P&L reviews, analysing variances, trends and assisting preparation of Budgets and forecasts.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel, Word
• Excellent writing skills and demonstrable evidence of writing narratives and reports for formal disputes
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Strong communication, presentation and client facing skills

Job Offer

In return this client can offer a competitive salary and package, the chance for career progression and development and the opportunity to join a growing business who focus on customer service both internally and externally.