Group Surveying Manager

Group Surveying Manager

A leading house builder have a requirement for a Group Surveying Manager to join their Group function. As a Group Surveying Manager, you will provide overall independent Commercial Assurance to the Group through analytical data reviews & attendance at Regional monthly CVR meetings. You will also provide support to Divisions & Regions on Commercial processes, systems, onboarding & risk analysis.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Independent Commercial Assurance reporting into central function to provide detailed analysis of CVRs/Costs.
• Share Commercial best practice across Regions, Divisions & wider Group through forums.
• Dual role providing support to Division & regions on Commercial processes and systems.
• A "doing" role - getting into the cost detail in all regions and providing a strong level of assurance.
• Commercial onboarding within regions for new starters to ensure Commercial Life of Site procedure and COINS system is integrated efficiently providing front end support
• Attend monthly CVR project meetings providing challenge to regional teams and support to the Division.
• Commercial assurance outputs into Division - collated Divisional CVR Report, specific system reports (Risks & Opportunities etc.) & CVR actions including key areas of risk
• Ongoing legacy site risk analysis highlighted to Division.
• Ensuring updates from Group are embedded throughout and any costs associated forecasted correctly.
• Embedding of Commercial Life of Site Procedure and ensuring adoption throughout Commercial teams including review of exceptions.
• Ensuring seamless COINS migration into regions providing link between region and COINS project team.
• Provide Group Audit support for review with Regional Quarterly Self-Assessment review.
• Ensure Group wide messaging regarding Group agreements, initiatives, briefing notes, Commercial dashboard results and KPIs.
• Working alongside the Group Estimator to provide benchmarking within regions.
• Provide regional COINS support alongside Group Commercial Analyst
• Identify various non-compliance, rectify and resolve.
• Travel between regions is essential for the role and will be predominantly based in regions within a division.

Skills and experience required:

• Degree in Surveying, Building or similar
• A member of or working towards being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)Coins IT system & Viewpoint document management system knowledge
• Extensive experience working within Construction Industry
• Previous experience as a Managing QS or Commercial Manager within the industry
• A strong understanding or building regulations and legal obligations
• Strong mathematical and IT ability
• Ability to assess and analyse information
• Good understanding working within regions
• Negotiating and networking skills
• Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work to strive for improvement

What's on offer?

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Various additional employee benefits

If you are interested in the role and would like to apply, please contact Deena at Fawkes & Reece on or apply via the link.