Managing Surveyor - Hamilton, United Kingdom - Last Mile Group

Last Mile Group
Last Mile Group
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Hamilton, United Kingdom

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Managing Surveyor

The Opportunity


The main aim of the Managing Surveyor (MS) will be to manage the commercial team to ensure that financial performance of new connections projects which are in the construction phase are accurate, transparent, and measured against project budgets.


Additionally, the MS will provide a crucial link between Construction senior management and Finance to assist with a variety of company financial reporting, whilst also providing feedback to the Estimating team on any purchase price variances encountered.

The
Managing Surveyor will;
- lead the overall Energetics commercial function with regards to people, processes, and strategy.
- engage with a variety of internal and external stakeholders for all MS activities related to the business.
- manage the overall development of a process improvement strategy for estimating systems and consolidation of supporting systems.
- lead the delivery of the delegation of authority processes.
- lead the strategic procurement of key commodity categories for materials.
- previous experience of working within the construction sector
- experience of operating in a complex business environment in senior quantity surveying position
- preference for degree and/or professional qualification, however not essential
- excellent analytical skills with the ability to work closely with divisional stakeholders to improve bottom line performance
- demonstrable successful track record of supporting business growth
- strong experience of leading systems improvement projects and change management.


Key Tasks & Responsibilities:


  • Support Project Managers (PMs) to understand/highlight the financial performance of their projects.
  • Drive the forecast/cost to complete process to ensure variances to budget are communicated to Finance as early as possible in the delivery cycle.
  • Provide detailed financial information to Finance for budget amendments and production of monthend management reports.
  • Ensure FM206 process is completed against variations from budget that cannot be recouped following a project forecast, providing feedback to the Finance and estimating teams where required.
  • Mentor and develop the commercial team.
  • Create and manage reporting KPIs for the commercial team.
  • Liaise with the operational teams to understand civil subcontractor costs, ensuring any anomalies are swiftly actioned.
  • Provide feedback on project overspends associated with price variances from original estimates.
  • Provide commercial support where required across the business.
  • Complete monthly reporting on the financial performance for each project.
  • Assist the team with the completion of actions arising out of the PPV process.
  • Act as point of escalation for commercial matters.
The above outlines the general duties and responsibilities, other duties may be assigned as and when required by management.

We offer good benefits and remuneration packages, but most importantly, an enjoyable and rewarding place to work. We believe in rewarding our people well and there are plenty of career opportunities for the right person.


In return of your hard work and dedication, we can offer you:


Core Benefits:


  • 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
  • Holiday buy scheme
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
  • Up to 7% employer pension contribution
  • Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
  • Refer a friend incentive
  • Wagestream
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Car allowance
And once you have successfully completed your probation, you will have access to:

  • Hybrid working for eligible roles
  • Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles
  • Private medical insurance
  • Company sick pay


At Last Mile Infrastructure, we are one of the UK's largest Independent Network Owners, owning and operating in excess of 500,000 gas, electricity, water and wastewater connections serving residential and commercial customers.


Energetics Design & Build, as part of the Last Mile work with the UK's leading housebuilders, construction firms and independent consulting companies.

We provide gas, electricity and water connections to new residential and commercial developments for housing and construction customers across the North of England, North Wales, and Scotland.

It is our vision to be the UK's leading independent multi-utility provider.

People are our most valuable "asset" and therefore it is our mission to not only attract but
retain the best talent to support delivery of our corporate business strategy and share our company's success.

To achieve this, we need to be at our very best in everything we do - and employ experienced, enthuastic and committed people.


At Energetics, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse working environment, where employee wellbeing is at the forefront in making sure our people feel valued.

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