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Commercial Manager

Chester

Circa £90,000 + Package

I am currently working with a Top 100 Main Contractor who has been established for many years building a fantastic product.

The Group Commercial Director is seeking to bring on board a Commercial Manager to be part of a successful team developing bespoke, high-end properties around the United Kingdom.

The Role

• Balance own work allocation in order to carry out activities in relation to individual schemes within their portfolio of work.
• Deliver hands-on commercial functions for individual schemes in their allocation.
• Lead, manage, and take ownership for decisions in line with the role’s level of authority.
• Review and provide authorisation (where appropriate) for payments, orders and other financial matters in accordance with the level of authority set out by the business.
• Request, manage and collate information from team members and colleagues (e.g. Senior Quantity Surveyor) to produce reports and management information as required.
• Set up Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) from the agreed construction budget.
• Present CVR to Commercial Director for approval, providing additional information and assurance as required.
• Produce procurement schedule in line with current contract programme.
• Manage the procurement process to ensure subcontract packages are placed in a timely manner.
• Manage subcontractor accounts (payments / contract administration / claims & variations / final accounts).
• Manage the reporting process correctly, maintaining accuracy, in line with reporting schedules (CVRs / Expenditure / Cash-flow etc.)
• Pro-actively manage and highlight risks in a timely manner to identify, where possible, savings and efficiencies.

Commercial team is circa 15 employees that consists of estimators, buyers and surveyors of varying levels (assistant to senior) that manage 2-3 live sites at any given time.

The role would also suit an established Managing / Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to further their career