Commercial Manager - Groundworks

Apple Inc.; Norwich; Presencial; GBP 85 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Car allowance

Healthcare

Pension

Holiday entitlement

Performance bonus

Resumo da oferta

Apple Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Manager for our Groundworks division. You will own the commercial performance, manage budgets, lead procurement, and draft contracts to protect margins while coordinating main contracts and subcontracts.

You will supervise CVRs, cashflow, and post‑award reviews, mentor junior staff, and uphold Health & Safety standards. A QS degree and a proven groundworks background are required.

Qualificações

• Degree, MSc or HNC in Quantity Surveying or a comparable qualification.
• Proven senior QS or Commercial Manager experience in groundworks.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee commercial performance and financial health of the groundworks division.
• Ensure contract administration across multiple main contracts and subcontracts.
• Lead procurement strategy to optimise margins and finalise terms.
• Produce client valuations and variation accounts, managing external claims.
• Administer subcontract accounts and issue pay/Pay‑less notices to protect liabilities.
• Compile CVRs and cashflow projections to support monthly forecasts.
• Advise Groundworks Operations Manager on strategic guidance and risk mitigation.
• Oversee tendering for groundworks bids and ensure timely high‑quality submissions.
• Drive cash flow by timely payments and expediting client receipts.
• Conduct post‑award reviews to align terms with tender parameters.
• Mentor junior commercial staff including Trainees and Apprentices.
• Uphold Health & Safety standards across internal and external teams.

Conhecimentos

Senior QS experience

Commercial management

Tendering

CVR management

Formação académica

QS degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

• Oversee the overall commercial performance and financial health of the groundworks division, managing overhead budgets while proactively identifying project risks and opportunities.
• Ensure effective and equitable contract administration across multiple concurrent main contracts and subcontracts.
• Lead subcontract and material procurement strategy to optimise margins against tender allowances, including drafting and finalising contractual terms.
• Produce and submit client valuations and variation accounts, managing external claims to secure all contractual entitlements for the division.
• Administer subcontract accounts by evaluating payment applications and issuing timely payment and pay-less notices to protect business liability.
• Compile accurate Cost & Value Reconciliations (CVRs) and cashflow projections in line with monthly reporting cycles to support business-wide forecasting.
• Act as a commercial advisor to the Groundworks Operations Manager, delivering strategic guidance to mitigate exposure and capitalise on profitable avenues.
• Oversee the tendering process for all groundworks bids, ensuring high-quality submission packages are completed and delivered ahead of deadlines.
• Drive positive cash flow by managing outgoings, timing supplier payments strictly to terms, and expediting incoming client payments.
• Conduct thorough post-award contract reviews to ensure agreed terms align fully with the original tender parameters.
• Mentor and develop junior commercial staff, including Trainees, Apprentices, and Assistants, providing the guidance needed to support their career progression.
• Uphold and champion company Health & Safety standards across all internal teams and external project partners.

  Proven experience as a Senior QS or Commercial Manager working for a Groundworks Sub-Contractor or Main Contractor with Groundworks package management.

• Ambitious and confident professional looking to take on more leadership responsibility.
• Repeat experience managing groundworks packages or exclusively leading commercial operations for a groundworks specialist.
• Strong track record in full financial oversight, tendering, CVR management, and team mentorship.
• Previous Roles: Commercial Manager, Managing Quantity Surveyor, or Senior Quantity Surveyor.
• Qualifications & Skills: Degree, MSc or HNC in Quantity Surveying or a comparable qualification.

  Salary: c 85k- 90k basic plus competitive package including car allowance, healthcare, pension, market leading holiday and structured performance bonus