Commercial Manager

Job description

Would you like to join a leading Building Services company with a reputation for excellence?

JGM is currently recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join our passionate and driven team within our Edinburgh office, on a permanent basis.

Experience & Attributes:

Preferably a minimum 5 years experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor working with a Mechanical & Electrical contractor.
Ability to take off Mechanical and Electrical drawings in all disciplines and have a basic knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical installations, to be able to discuss the same with respective Engineers.
Knowledge and experience of standard contract forms including JCT, SBCC & NEC.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, Excel & Word.
Good negotiation, communication and leadership skills with an ability to meet deadlines and work with all levels of the project and management teams.
Responsive to customer needs.

Qualifications:

Preferably HND/HNC/Degree in Quantity Surveying or demonstration of relevant breadth of experience.
UK Driving Licence

Roles & Responsibilities:

Responsibility for the commercial and contractual management of company projects.
Assist in reviewing and negotiating agreement of contract documents for new projects appointments.
Preparation of monthly project valuations for submission to clients.
Preparation of contract variations in required detail for submission to Main Contractor/Client and subsequent agreement of same.
Assist in the identification of potential risks and opportunities on projects.
Providing commercial and contractual advice to project management team.
Preparation and agreement of project final accounts.
Preparation, negotiation and issue of subcontract orders.
Valuation and agreement of sub-contract variations and accounts
Assist in the development and preparation of contract monthly work in progress/cost and value reports for submission to Finance, for Budget and Cash Flow Forecasts and production of Monthly Accounts – to assist in maximising the profitability of the company.
Manage and supervise a team of Quantity Surveyors on a day to day basis.
Assist the Estimating Department with the contractual aspects of tendering.
Ability to multitask and prioritise projects.

For more information or any queries please email careers@jgm.co.uk

We work closely with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies, we are not looking to expand this.