Overview
Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey. At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all. With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. You’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life. Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people. Job is about home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.
Job Summary
Full commercial management of a number of housing projects from conception to completion. Provide information, where necessary, for the land purchase exercise that will enable clear materials and labour costs to be considered at that stage.
Primary Responsibilities
* Full commercial management of housing projects
* Calculate all the prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the land purchase exercise. Prime costs include but are not limited to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work.
* Maintain and fully reconcile whole site infrastructure budgets and reconcile against phased developments.
* Provide a detailed cost budget and share with the Site Manager at the appropriate time.
* Implement value engineering solutions and strategies to optimise profit and efficiency for the business.
* Maintain schedules of quantities (Bill of Quantities site database) and price them individually for prime cost budget.
* Prepare Site Budgets for authorisation by the Business Unit Management Team at the appropriate time.
* Manage the adoption process of public works.
* Assist in finalising/agreeing Housing Association contracts.
* Manage Housing Association valuations and attend meetings on site.
* Manage Closed Contracts provisions and orders.
* Assist Customer Services in assessing the best commercial outcome for dealing with defects (including cost recovery within Contract Agreements).
* Ensure the surveying team are run using consistently processes, documents & procedures.
* Responsible for the pricing and management of subcontractors for the Customer Options system.
Provide information for land purchase exercise
* Once land opportunities are identified, familiarise the geographical area and consider site issues.
* Prepare estimates of all prime costs including subcontract and materials.
* Use COINS systems to present feasibility study of the site incorporating all development costs.
Monitor and report costs
* Complete the apportionment of total prime costs to individual plots and produce a profit analysis for the Director.
* Monitor and explain subcontractor cost movements.
* Responsible for procurement of subcontractors including payments, variation orders and day works and settlement of final accounts.
* Undertake valuations of production at budgeted cost on a monthly basis and split the cost of profit completions and potential future profit to estimate a value for work in progress.
* Report on savings and excesses against budget costs to the Director.
* Forecast final accounts.
General
* Be aware of all codes of practice that impact on estimating (e.g., Building Regulations, NHBC requirements, HSE).
* Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs related to shared cost items with other businesses within the Group or external Companies.
* Attend relevant project, concept, pre-tender, pre-start, specification and any other relevant meetings as required.
* Input and maintain computer-based databases or systems.
* Attend site regularly to complete Commercial functions and support the site teams to running an efficient development.
Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements
* Wide experience in the discipline within the house building industry.
* Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements.
* Industry related business qualification.
* Strong managerial and negotiation skills with internal and external clients.
* Working knowledge of contract law.
* IT literate (Although COINS system preferred).
* Preferably member of CIOB or RICS.
What We Offer At Taylor Wimpey
At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.
We offer a range of benefits including retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, a quality pension scheme with company contributions, a discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans. You may tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward supports our culture as a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.
We provide opportunities for growth and development with industry-leading professional training to unlock potential and fulfil career and personal goals in various opportunities and environments. We aim to develop our people by leveraging their qualities and unique competencies, skills and expertise, to build a great place to work.
If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.
Inclusivity Statement
As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers to employment opportunities. We guarantee an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.
Internal Applicants
Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.
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