Commercial Lead (Freelance)
Posted 2 weeks ago by Harvey Jacob Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
United Kingdom
Summary: The Commercial Lead will oversee a national rollout for a Construction Management company in the retail sector, working closely with a Delivery Lead and managing client relationships. Responsibilities include setting up the supply chain, issuing BOQs, reviewing tenders, and hiring Quantity Surveyors for project management. The role is primarily remote but requires initial office presence in Birmingham for system familiarization and meetings. The engagement is expected to last approximately 18 months, with potential for further work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the national rollout of construction projects in the retail sector.
- Collaborate with a Delivery Lead and attend regular client meetings.
- Set up the supply chain and issue BOQs and scopes for projects.
- Review tenders, make comparisons, and provide recommendations for contract awards.
- Hire and manage 3 Quantity Surveyors for overseeing 440 project locations.
- Ensure effective cost management and invoicing processes for supply chain payments.
- Spend initial time in the Birmingham office for system understanding and meetings.
Key Skills:
- Experience in managing rollouts or tendering for frameworks in construction.
- Strong client-facing communication skills.
- Ability to set up and manage supply chains effectively.
- Knowledge of cost management and invoicing processes.
- Black or White CSCS card.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Commercial Lead for a fast track roll out
Our client are a Construction Management company that work in the retail sector. They have just been appointed to set up and run a national roll out.
There will be two companies responsible for carrying out the work as (Principal Contractor) themselves and another company, splitting the country in half.
Working alongside a Delivery Lead, you will be client facing, attending regular meetings with the client, setting the roll out up, setting up the supply chain to deliver these schemes, issuing BOQs and scopes, reviewing tenders, comparisons and recommendations, through to awarding the contracts. The two main Sub Contract packages are Groundworks and Electrical.
You will be responsible for hiring 3 Quantity Surveyors to report in to manage the 440 locations that you will deliver.
The role will predominately be remote based, however you will be required to initially spend time in the office in Birmingham to understand the systems, reporting process, attend meetings etc.
For this particular roll out the employer will be responsible for paying supply chain. So cost management is key. When a new scheme starts, an invoice of 50% of the value will be raised to the client with 50% on completion, so ensuring your team are on top of these.
The geography of the projects are from North Birmingham, draw a line across the country and down.
The ideal candidate MUST have experience in either setting and managing roll outs in the past or experienced in having tendered for frameworks.
Must have Black OR White CSCS card.
This engagement will be for the duration of the roll out, with potential further work to follow on. However the initial engagement will be for circa 18 months starting ASAP.