Approach Personnel are proud to be partnered with a young and growing scaffolding business, who are currently searching for an experienced Commercial/Operations Manager to join the business on a permanent basis and take over the day-to-day scheduling and running of the business with support from the existing team and owners.
The ideal candidate will come with a vast amount of scaffolding experience and connections made throughout their career, that can take the business to the next level.
What's in it for you?
* Basic salary of up to £80,000 (D.O.E)
* Generous car allowance.
* Ability to grow with the business and leave your mark in a growing business.
What are we looking for?
* Minimum 5 years’ relevant scaffolding project / contracts management experience.
* Proven experience estimating, tendering and commercially managing scaffolding works.
* Experience managing multiple live contracts, including labour, plant, materials, programme and project costs.
* Strong working knowledge of scaffolding Health & Safety, compliance and relevant industry standards.
* Full UK driving licence, access to a reliable vehicle and willingness to travel for work purposes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and secure a pipeline of larger, profitable scaffolding contracts across London, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.
* Target large developments, commercial projects, insurance works and longer-term contracts that suit our infrastructure and cost base.
* Use strong industry relationships and market knowledge to identify suitable opportunities; an established network capable of generating opportunities is highly desirable.
* Demonstrate the ability to convert enquiries and tenders into profitable contracts, rather than focusing on turnover alone.
* Own estimating, tendering, pricing, valuations, variations and final accounts.
* Negotiate confidently with Quantity Surveyors, developers and main contractors, protecting margin throughout the contract lifecycle.
* Understand the business’s monthly overheads, labour, transport and operational costs and ensure work is priced accordingly.
* Manage multiple contracts from initial enquiry and pre-construction through delivery, valuation, payment and final account.
If you are currently searching for your next role, and fit the neccesary requirements, please do apply with your CV
Salary description
£70000.00 - £80000.00 per year