Role: Employer’s Agent (Remote) – (JPC-75)
Location: Remote, (Covering East Midlands & preferably based in any of the following: The Midlands, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
Sector: Public & Private Sector Consultancy
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Overview:
Take projects from inception to completion, including Client liaison as Project Manager/Project Deliverer.
Work for a small team, reporting directly to the Team Leader/Delivery Director.
Experience/Qualification
- Minimum 3 years post-graduate experience in Residential New Build and Refurb/Regen Projects
- Mixed use developments
- Understanding of JCT and Development Agreements
- Post-contract experience essential
Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
- Liaise closely with Clients, Contractors, Developers, Clerk of Works and other key stakeholders.
- Understand the limit of your competency and when you will need to call on specialist advice and engage closely with them and wider project team as a team/project lead.
- Advise clients on procurement routes and general contract advice.
- Understanding of onsite processes in order to support the Construction Phase delivery.
- Understand key deliverables within your contract to ensure the Client gets the information they need.
- Report monthly to the team leader on fee projections and anticipated income vs project programme.
Pre-Contract Procedures and Administration
- Deal with/organising all pre-contract investigations, surveys and other due diligence issues required by Clients, including sustainability issues and report to client accordingly.
- Chair and minute pre-contract meetings; immediate issue of minutes to all relevant parties.
- Project manage where applicable other consultants on behalf of client.
- Undertake all client funding and development control requirements.
- Prepare Employer’s Requirements, Performance Specifications etc.
- Amend contracts, prepare Build Agreements and JCT contracts.
- Tendering (single & 2-stage)
- Prepare and issue Contract Documents.
- Ensure the appropriate stage invoices are issued.
- Negotiate specification uplifts, review of contract documents and drawings.
Post-Contract Procedures and Administration
- Review of technical drawings, NDSS & GLA assessments and provide comments to clients and contractor/developers.
- Co-ordinate management of projects as a whole, ensuring timely and satisfactory delivery to clients.
- Chair and minute site meetings and ensure the immediate release to all relevant parties.
- Attend site to undertake regular site inspections, ensure quality & contract requirements are met.
- Timely issue of relevant instructions, certificates and notices.
- Assess contractor payment application, issue of payment notices/financial statements and advise clients on cashflow forecasts.
- Use all your skill and experience to identify risk areas and advise the client accordingly.
- Evaluation EOT notices and claims.
- Prior to Practical Completion, attend to site to snag and de-snag units.
- Carry out/organise pre-handover inspections; monitor defects; issue relevant appropriate certificates and notices.
- Prepare and issue Final Accounts/Final Statements.
- Draft monthly project fees to clients
Clients
- Housing Associations
- Local Authorities
- RSLs
- Developers
- Management Companies
- Build to Rent providers
Rewards and Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Bonus incentive
- Pension contributions
- Private medical insurance
- 28 days holiday (incl. Bank Holidays)
- 1 day off for Birthday
- 3-4 days off over Christmas
- Professional Subscriptions
Salary
£50,000 to £55,000 per annum