Bovis builds enduring partnerships, bringing together the right expertise, the right capabilities and the right resources to deliver the most complex projects.
For over 20 years Bovis Consulting has partnered with our clients to shape and deliver precisely tailored and innovative project and programme solutions across the UK. Our agile, one-team approach and on-the-ground, diverse specialist skills are uniquely combined with the vast knowledge, insights and technical expertise of our construction business to provide a truly unique offering.
Through fresh thinking, new perspectives and intelligent, custom-built solutions that cut through complexity, we minimise risk and enable results that clients value.
We make things happen, anticipating challenges before they arise. Drawing on our highly experienced, multi-disciplinary teams, we bring a fresh perspective, tailoring our approach to the specific demands of the project, helping to simplify complexity and minimise risk.
What we are recruiting for:
We are currently recruiting for Commercial Managers (Quantity Surveyors, Cost Managers) to work for our consulting division supporting clients in Aviation (Essex) and heritage in central London.
Key responsibilities
* Procurement of the project in accordance with approved strategy, ensuring that orders are fully scoped, bought at best value and are correctly contracted in accordance with limits of authority.
* Procurement and preparing contracts for execution for Early Works and Surveys, in line with limits of authority.
* Managing supply chain relationships at package level to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to procurement.
* Contributes to the robust implementation and management of commercial, legal, insurance and risk controls at package level feeding into the wider management of the Project (including but not limited to OLi and PMTR/PID’s).
* Accurate commercial reporting and contract administration with focus on trade packages and other supply orders.
* This includes (but is not limited to) interim payments, management of change accounts, cashflows, final accounting and contract administration.
* You will ensure that the project is delivered in a safe, timely, efficient and sustainable manner, whilst achieving project targets, meeting client expectations and enhancing the reputation of the business.
Credentials
* Maintain CSCS card for the role
* Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role, or qualified by appropriate level of experience (as noted below)
* Have a related Chartership such as MRICS
Skills, Knowledge, Experience, Behaviours
Skills
* Demonstrates skills in the avoidance and defence of claims
* Written and verbal communication to influence and build relationships
* Ability to influence and lead teams
* Communication
* Delegation
* Negotiation
* Presentation
* Time management and prioritising tasks in order to meet deadlines
* Problem solving
Knowledge
* Understand and apply commercial & financial procedures and reporting systems
* Maintains detailed prelim forecasts and actual costs and intervenes were negative trends identified
* Demonstrates an understanding of bonds, PCGs, warranty insurances and associated risks
* Demonstrates a clear understanding of the relationship between cost, value and profit
* Reports accurately to the monthly forecast final account
* Manages cash flow to the benefit of the project and business
* Basic knowledge and understanding of NEC, Construction Management and Management Contracting Contracts
* Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, and regulations, standards and procedures
* Commercial and financial understanding in the above context – ability to contribute to value engineering as part of the design process
Experience
* Procurement of work packages in line with the Project Procurement Strategy
* Production of Tender Recommendation Reports and Contract Sum Analysis
* Preparation of Subcontracts for execution in line with limits of authority
* Procures robust packages demonstrating an understanding of package interfaces
* Manages the change process in accordance with the contract
* Prepares bid documentation to ensure a fully defined tender
Behaviours
* Supports the project manager to manage project risk and opportunities
* Be able to obtain the relevant security clearance for the Project
* Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player
* Must lead in the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision, both personal and organisational, to create an existence absent of incident and injury
We will provide:
* Car allowance
* Flexible and hybrid work options
* Up to 10% employer pension contribution
* Private medical health benefit
* Life assurance
* 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
* 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
* Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
* 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
* Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide
* Industry leading parental leave
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Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.
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