Senior Fire Alarm Manager & QS Lead - Office-Based

Valoris Group; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Valoris Group is recruiting a senior Fire Alarm Manager with Quantity Surveying experience for a well established fire and life safety business. This is a senior operational and commercial role, managing engineers and a large, established retail client portfolio.

This position suits an experienced fire alarm professional who also has strong Quantity Surveying and commercial control experience. The role is office based with very occasional site visits.

Qualifications

• Strong fire alarm background
• Experience in Fire Alarm Manager / Contracts Manager / Operations Manager
• Experience managing engineers and operational delivery
• Experience working with large multi site retail or national clients
• Valuations
• Variations
• Cost control
• Margin management

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management and commercial performance of the fire alarm division
• Managing a team of 3 Fire Alarm Engineers
• Overseeing 34 large retail clients across the North West and nationwide
• Commercial control of projects, variations and financial performance
• Ownership of contracts, margins, forecasting and cost control
• Client relationship management at senior and operational level
• Overseeing delivery, programming and resource planning
• Reporting and performance updates to senior management

Skills

Client communication

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Job description

Valoris Group is recruiting a senior Fire Alarm Manager with Quantity Surveying experience for a well established fire and life safety business. This is a senior operational and commercial role, managing engineers and a large, established retail client portfolio.

This position suits an experienced fire alarm professional who also has strong Quantity Surveying and commercial control experience. The role is office based with very occasional site visits.