Associate Director (Designate)/Commercial & Project Management (JPC-97) in Cambridge

Location: East of England/Midlands (Based in Cambridge)

Sector: Public & Private Sector Consultancy

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000

Overview

Take projects from inception to completion, including Client liaison as Contract Administrator/Project Deliverer.

Duties

Working remotely to deliver and expand our Clients’ activity in the East of England and Midlands.

Clients

• Principally Developers
• Property Companies
• Local Authorities
• Housing Associations
• Housebuilders

Experience (minimum 5 years PQE)

• Asset Management
• Local Authority
• Residential
• Public Sector
• Build to Rent Sector
• RICS qualified
• Refurbishment & re-cladding projects
• Understanding full Contract Admin role from inception to completion
• Project Monitor role (New Build to Rent)
• Employers Agent
• Working under a quality management system

Skills, Knowledge and Understanding

• Degree in a construction related field.
• Relevant professional qualifications and memberships (e.g. RICS).
• Comprehensive knowledge of procurement, contracts and Fire Safety legislation in England.
• Excellent numeracy, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to produce clear and concise reports.
• Strength in business development, demonstrating success in repeat business from existing clients and the development of new clients.

General

• Project Management
• Comply with, or improve upon, our Client’s Key Performance Indicators.
• Working with and auditing a Quality Management system.
• Report on a regular basis on status of projects and update Fee Projections.
• Assist the Director in charge with Business Development, cultivating new and existing Clients to promote our service offering.
• Have excellent communication skills with Clients, Contractors, Subcontractors and Residents, and with various stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate your needs and aspirations to your colleagues and team members.

Procedures and Administration

• Specification writing, procurement and Contract Administration.
• Develop the ability to take minutes in both internal and external meetings and understanding the context of discussion points.
• Understand how different roles within the project team support the delivery of a project.
• Assist with and understand the tender process and procurement of key consultants and contractors.

Pre-Contract Procedures and Administration

• Independently manage workload to meet fee targets, ensuring timely completion of inspections, reports and any necessary remedial works.
• Prioritise tasks efficiently, handling multiple projects simultaneously and within a team.
• Deal with/organising all pre-contract investigations, surveys and other due diligence issues required by Clients, including sustainability issues.
• Production of the Project Execution Plans.
• Chair and minute pre-contract meetings; immediate issue of minutes to all relevant parties.
• Project manage where applicable other consultants or staff on behalf of client.
• Prepare detailed specification of works, performance specifications and where applicable building regulations and contract drawings.
• Amend contracts, prepare Build Agreements and JCT contracts.
• Tendering (single, 2-stage & PCSA) including procurement analysis and reporting.
• Prepare and issue Contract documents.
• Ensure the appropriate stage invoices are issued.
• Use of NBS specification writing where applicable.

Post-Contract Procedures and Administration

• Chair and minute site meetings; immediate issue to all relevant parties.
• Regular site inspections; reporting of same.
• Timely issue of relevant instructions, certificates and notices.
• Assess contractor payment applications and advise client on cashflow forecast.
• Co-ordinate management of projects as a whole, ensuring timely and satisfactory delivery to Clients.
• Prepare Final Accounts (claims where applicable) and issue final statements.

The job role will entail

• A thorough understanding of efficient design, optimisation & value, from dealing with strategic issues at concept stage, stakeholder management, design development through all of the operational stages to completion of procurement stage.
• Understanding of current and innovative procurement routes including PCSA, value management and value engineering; particularly in a residential context.
• Good working knowledge of project management tools and techniques, relevant construction contracts and experience in programme management.
• Reporting to funders on new build developments including programming, handovers and defect management.
• With support, seek to build and develop a regional office for our Client with another Director.
• Ability to travel to projects based across the East (inc. London) and Midlands.
• Undertake bid submissions, ITT’s etc.
• Work with Managing Director to review efficiency of case studies and AI answer database.
• Employers Agent activity on new build projects.
• Assist on virtual forum chairing round table discussions and presentations to the sector.
• Assist on training and mentoring of Graduates, Project Managers and associated resource management support and business generally.
• Supporting existing surveying staff to potentially manage the same.

Indicative workload (team)

• Manage and report on the delivery of new build B2R for commercial companies and developers.
• Management of Contract Administration activity for remediation and asset management work.
• Co-ordination with Directors, Managing Director and Finance Manager.
• Project Monitor role on Build to Rent projects.
• Employer’s Agent role for S106 procured projects.
• Ad-hoc Commercial tasks.

Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus incentive
• Pension contributions
• Private medical insurance
• 33 days holiday + Birthday + Christmas