Employers Agent

• Overall commercial responsibility for the Employer’s Agent team.
  


• Client liaison developing relationships and winning new business.
  


• Presentation of schemes, project programming and other matters affecting delivery of service.
  


• Act as the Employer’s Agent or Contract Administrator on a wide range of building types, utilising all standard forms of construction, development agreements and joint venture arrangements.
  


• Preparation of procurement documentation for submission to contractors, analysis of tender returns and tender reporting.
  


• Preparation of specifications, employers requirements/design briefs, development agreements and preliminary documents.
  


• Contract administration including (but not limited to) Compiling Building Contracts and Development Agreements.
  


• Leading and chairing meetings, ensuring that all parties involved communicate and co-operate to fulfil their obligations.
  


• Appointing the professional team and management of their performance
  


• Visiting sites, carrying out and issuing inspection reports.
  


• Preparing and presenting initial appraisal and feasibility reports.
  


• Preparing and presenting outline design proposals, including preparation of budget estimate costs.
  


• Interim Valuation Procedures and agree final accounts.
  


• Co-ordinating project completion in line with statutory requirements including defects inspections.
  


• Line management of the team, including delegation and supervision of any of the above duties.
  


• Preparing bid responses, new business proposals and fee projections.
  

Requirements

BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent in Building Surveying/Quantity surveying/ Project Management or relevant construction discipline, with relevant working experience.

Corporate membership of RICS or equivalent recognised qualification.

Have a thorough understanding of contract law and contract suites for example JCT and NEC4.

Proficient with a range of construction design and management software.

Competent with a range of construction design and software management.

AutoCAD viewing and measuring competence.

Fully conversant with Microsoft Office with intermediate Excel skills