Senior Commercial Manager

3 weeks ago


St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Churchill Living Ltd Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to join our Eastern region team. As a key member of our Commercial function, you will be responsible for maximising the effectiveness of our commercial activities across the region, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement, and material buying.

The Commercial team plays a pivotal role in the success of our build programme, delivering high-quality developments at the best possible cost. This fast-paced and challenging environment will exercise your commercial flair to its fullest.

You will report to the Regional Construction & Commercial Director and work closely with colleagues across the regional Construction, Technical, Design, and Planning teams to ensure clear and open lines of communication. This will enable our teams to work seamlessly together.

Key responsibilities include preparing construction budgets, monitoring costs, preparing schedules, reporting, estimates, making payments, and monitoring procurement of subcontracts and materials within the region, while operating within Company policies and procedures.

You will provide a proactive approach to resource planning and coaching the team where needed in terms of their personal development and training requirements.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a surveying and estimating field
  • Successful track record of operating at a senior level and leading a team on large-scale projects in the UK
  • Comfortable preparing bills of quantities using standard surveying techniques and terminology, as well as familiarity with estimating software packages
  • Appropriate construction or technical degree (HND minimum) or a recognised surveying qualification such as RICS
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of current building regulations, construction methods, and products

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Company car provision or cash for car alternative
  • Annual holiday entitlement – minimum of 25 days + Bank Holidays
  • Group Personal Pension Plan
  • Life Assurance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • John Lewis vouchers - £200 to all expectant parents
  • Day off on your birthday
  • Eye Care Reimbursement Scheme
  • Colleague Introduction reward scheme
  • Land Introduction Bonus
  • Professional Subscriptions
  • Training Courses
  • Professional development

About Us

Churchill Retirement is a family-run, privately-owned business and we are proud of what we do and the people we work with. We have exciting and ambitious growth plans for the future, with a mission to be the most successful house builder in the UK and an objective to achieve the growth required to deliver 1,000-unit sales by 2024.

We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, purpose-built one and two-bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK, for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears of home ownership and provide security, peace of mind, and independence.

We've won a host of awards; most recently we have been ranked in the top 10 'Best Places to Work' by The Sunday Times and we were the first ever retirement living specialist to have been named overall 'Housebuilder of the Year' by the WhatHouse? Awards.



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