Commercial Director in UK

The group is looking to recruit a experienced Managing Surveyor/ Commercial Director to jointly lead the construction team and work alongside the wider Aitch Group departments. The groups construction department is in the early stages of development with a good pipeline of work coming this year and into next.

Allocation and management of QS resources in consultation with Construction Manager and Directors.

• Assist with the establishing and monitoring of company processes in all departments
• Ensuring company documentation, filing and reporting systems are correctly utilised with focus on constant improvements and efficiencies with the Construction team.
• Monthly overview and project reporting with surveyors (check compliance, commerciality, performance of projects, monitor procurement to programme, tender procedures and delivery).
• Undertaking full reconciliation on project CVR's and P&L responsibility within the given work stream, requiring the need to monitor and control financial performance
• Supporting the Construction Director in the budgeting process for the construction arm of the group and providing financial forecasts on a monthly basis
• Policing delivery of required tasks to an agreed time i.e cost plans/budgets, sub-contract orders, payments etc.
• Contracts - ensuring Agreements/Contracts are in place for the company so that they are commercially protected / contract amendments are considered and agreed with others. Maintaining knowledge of current building contracts in use.
• Contractual matters - Overseeing and advising/administering/agreeing on all contractual matters on projects to fellow surveyors, Directors and associated parties.
• Handling financial management of all assigned projects, ensuring budgetary compliance, management of debt and WIP.
• Prospecting & fostering Client relationships.
• Supporting, mentoring and coaching to the surveying team.
• Project responsibility, can provide a full surveying function during the coarse of any under going projects.
• Will explore and compare potential savings where possible and look to feed back into the design process to steer efficiencies.