Commercial Director

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What you’ll be doing:
The Commercial team deals with everything to do with cost‑effective building, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement and material buying.

With a watching brief on choice of material, cost, customer satisfaction and sales, and other critical issues, our Commercial team – which comprises Estimators, Quantity Surveyors and Material Buyers – has one objective: to deliver best quality homes, at the best possible cost. Their work is fundamental to our continued viability as a business and presents a fast‑moving challenge that will exercise your creativity and commercial flair to the full.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will support site development and the attainment of targets by ensuring/managing: commercial cost appraisals and viability/feasibility analysis; the procurement of sub‑contractors, materials and goods; the preparation and monitoring of site costs and budgets; and site set‑up health and safety and including all technical, engineering and architectural aspects of the business from land acquisition through to site completions and final adoptions.

• Lead and take responsibility for achieving targets in relation to: accurate build cost assessments of prospective acquisitions and acquired land; budget control throughout development; and cost overruns within tolerance levels.
• Accurately cost and help in the preparation of budgets for each aspect of site development.
• Manage the technical support systems to analyse and report on costs and cash flow vs budget.
• Undertake accurate viability/feasibility studies to support decision‑making in site acquisition and development.
• Manage an effective system for the identification and procurement of sub‑contractors, using Group Tender procedures where appropriate, and the procurement of goods and materials and designs.
• Manage a payments system for the payment of sub‑contractors, consultants and the supply of goods and materials in line with Group policy and procedures.
• Ensure the Commercial are fully resourced and well‑directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these, in terms of communication, training and development, and the organisation of the department’s workload.
• Appropriate reporting to the MD and Divisional Board in line with the standard format and schedule.
• Promote and act in accordance with Group values, systems, policies and procedures.

• Proven track record in a similar role or at the level of Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager.
• Highly numerate individual who is able to gather, interpret and present data to facilitate modelling for development.
• Strong IT skills, working knowledge of computer systems within the commercial environment, i.e. project management/payment and valuation software.
• Experience of managing budgets/cost control, and planning, prioritising and organising work to meet targets.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the major functions associated with a Technical Department and how they can impact on the on‑site profitability and development.
• Self‑confident, decisive, resilient and able to thrive under pressure in a fast‑paced environment.
• A lateral and innovative thinker, an original problem‑solver.
• A motivational team‑leader focused on managing, coaching and developing the Commercial and technical teams to achieve their full potential.

We’re building an organisation where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover – Family Cover
• Company Car or Cash Allowance
• Annual Medical Health Assessment
• 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)
• Choice of Flexible Benefits
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Additional benefits include private medical cover, pension schemes with option of up to 10% employer contributions, annual health assessments, employee loans and savings accounts, house purchase discounts, cycle‑to‑work scheme, reduced hotel rates, discounts at major retailers, paid volunteer and study leave, parents and carers leave, share‑buying scheme.

Director

Full‑time

Business Development and Sales

Construction