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- To manage all cost relating items to the Build Project. To minimise cost of a project and enhance value for money, whilst still achieving the required standards of quality.
- To prepare budgets for the Region and to monitor throughout the course of projects to include monthly valuations and assessment of materials on current sites.
- To critically analyse and monitor preliminary and maintenance expenditure for the Region.
- Prepare schedules to send out to tender, analyse tenders and recommend to management the preferred suppliers. To source local suppliers and negotiate beneficial terms to enable you to suggest to group buying alternative sources within the Region and also prepare budget costs, documents and monitor through to completion of works.
Day to Day Activities:
- Liaise with site agents to cater for problems/shortfalls, theft of materials on site.
- Check all invoices to ensure they are in accordance with delivery tickets/orders and ensure agreed procedure is adhered to for authorisation.
- Liaise closely with Head Office to ensure national agreements are utilised and to compare rates of orders.
- Prepare schedules accurately and in a format that is readable/understandable and usable by all necessary parties.
- Preparation and prices of sales extras and incentives.
- Preparation of documents to send out for tender to sub-contractors and/or material suppliers.
- Photocopying drawings and specifications.
- To analyse tenders and recommend to management preferred subcontractors/suppliers.
- Negotiate with sub-contractors and suppliers to place orders and to cover variations.
- Prepare interim valuations and payments to agree procedures.
- Attend subcontractor/site meetings.
- Ensure all documentation over invoices and sub-contractor payments are completed and authorised.
- Prepare budgets and monitor through to completion of works.
- Cost to value reconciliations
- Completion of month end valuations.
- Carry out bank valuations/materials on site assessments.
- Monitor maintenance cost/report monthly against budget plan/material acquisitions.
- Assist in checking sales brochures and the like
- Assist in completing year end audit and accounts.
- To assist in the preparation and submission of land appraisals.
- To prepare costings for sales extras and incentives for submission to the Sales Department.
- Liaise with the Local Authority and Legal Teams in the preparation of sectional agreements including obtaining certificates on completion of works and recovery of bond monies
- To oversee surveyors/assistant surveyors in their day-to-day duties and provide assistance where required.
- Preparation and agreement of final accounts with Sub-contractors, Suppliers and Housing Associations.
- Liaise and assist Technical Manager prior to works commencing on site and during the course of the projects.
- Preparation of buying gain sheets.
- Preparation and production of cost to complete exercises for all projects.
Knowledge & Specific Job Skills:
- House building experience.
- Sound construction background and practical knowledge.
- IT Literate - Windows & Excel.
- Good telephone manner, together with good communication both verbal and written.
- Good interpersonal and negotiating skills.
- To carry out efficiently any duties and instructions from Senior Staff when required to do so.
- To have good organisation and prioritisation skills.
- To carry out premeasure & remeasures of work packages when required.
- Scheduling of materials prior to procurement.
- Use of COINS accounting system.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
