Lead Surveyor
Warrington
Reporting to the Branch Manager
Sphere Solutions are currently recruiting for an operations manager to work for one of the largest Property Services contractors in the UK.
Our client are a family-owned and operated company since 1988. They have grown since then to offer a full spectrum of property services including Planned and Project works in Painting, Roofing, Flooring, Passive and Active Fire Protection, Kitchen and Bathroom Replacements, Multi-Disciplinary Fabric Upgrades, Retrofit and Energy Services, Disrepair Works and Response and Void Maintenance Contracts, delivered by expert, directly employed teams across 37 branches.
Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for large volumes of sales within a location
2. Meeting and exceeding forecasts for profit & WIP targets
3. Manage the day-to-day work and training of all trainees, surveyors and other employees controlled within the branch, ensuring productivity.
4. Ensure that tenders are progressed to provide an accurate basis for pricing and to allow sufficient time for the Branch Manager /Commercial team to give them proper consideration
5. Monitor the weekly and monthly cost information and ensure the accurate production of monthly valuations
6. Maintain strong relationships with customers to retain and grow existing contracts and identify opportunities that could lead to new business
7. Exercise commercial judgment to protect the company from financial or other loss
8. Maintain a site presence and ensure commercial information is a true reflection of the position on-site
9. Responsible for the continued development of Trainee Surveyors
10. Promote the values of Bell Group at all opportunities
11. Experience in leading a team of surveyors
12. Experience in overseeing commercials on large projects
13. Ideally with experience in Social Housing working for a contractor
14. A person with good organisation and communication skills
15. Comfortable working in a team
16. Will be 90% office based in Warrington but may need to carry out surveys for large-scale tenders
17. Will be managing other surveyors on their commercials and not managing any of their own
Qualifications:
18. Professional industry Standard or equivalent
19. CMI L5 Certificate Management & Leadership
20. Pitman Excel – Advanced Users
21. CSCS card – Manager / Professionally qualified person
Benefits:
22. Salary – Between £40k-£50k
23. Other – Car Allowance £4k-6k