PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
"A multi-site Production Director role for a well-established, multinational manufacturing company".

C£75-85000 Car Allowance & Benefits

Milton Keynes

Are you an experienced manufacturing production director?

Have you forged a successful career in a continuous process environment?

Would you like to take a key leadership role in a well-established company who are serious about growing their business?

If so, you may be the person our client is looking for to take the reins of their manufacturing operations, split across two sites in Milton Keynes and the East Midlands.

Our client operates a fast-moving, continuous process, converting operation which runs 24 hours a day, five days per week, on a three-shift system. As such, they are looking for someone with significant experience in managing that style of manufacturing operation. You'll be based at their main site in Milton Keynes but will need to spend some time at their sister site in the East Midlands as well.

The business is undergoing a degree of change which can be scary for many employees. So, understanding change management and helping your teams adjust to new working practices will play a significant part in your role. As well as implementing new changes to the operations, you will also need to focus on cost reduction programmes to ensure the company's financial targets are met.

Part of that change programme has been lean manufacturing. Having implemented a lean programme across the business, a core part of your role will be to lead their improvement projects using tools like CI and Six Sigma, plus others you have experience using. As such, you'll be someone who understands manufacturing processes and production efficiencies and how to improve them. Even though they are already operating at a high level, they know that there are always gains to be made. And that's where your people management skills come into play by inspiring your teams to achieve higher performance levels.

Like all continuous process operations, they have a huge focus on preventative maintenance which will form another core responsibility of your role, ensuring machine availability and utilisation remain high. Plus, you will play a key role in our client's new product development process by providing engineering capability and feasibility studies on potential new lines. In addition, you will need to investigate and plan for plant investment to support the future growth of the operations.

The business operates a relatively flat management structure, and you will sit on the senior leadership team of both manufacturing sites. As such, you will be able to influence the business's overall strategy, working closely with your fellow directors and the works council to create the best roadmap for the future. In addition, your ability to build close links with the commercial team will be essential to maintaining customer service standards without increasing stock levels.

As for your background, our client envisages you will be degree qualified in an engineering discipline and have significant experience in running a continuous process production system. And your specific knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical systems will be of great benefit. As a visionary leader, you will be a visible, hands-on manager who is confident in managing engineering and operational teams of at least 100 including production, planning, quality, health and safety, purchasing and warehousing. You'll be comfortable in empowering your teams and providing mentoring and coaching to develop their skillsets. In addition, you'll enjoy building excellent working relationships with the supervisor teams and works council.

Also, with this role sitting in the leadership team, our client feels you will need a working knowledge of company finances and an analytical approach to managing costs in the business.

As you can imagine, we have plenty more to discuss about this role, so please submit your details, quoting reference LX 1046380 or call us on 44 (0)1905 381 320.

REGIONAL SALES MANAGER - MIDLANDS & NORTH - HOUSEBUILDER CHANNEL

"A Regional Sales Manager role for an innovative manufacturer of MMC Products."

£40-45000 (Dependent On Experience) 20% Bonus Car/Allowance

Field Based Hybrid Role

M5/M6 Corridor - West Midlands, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire

If you had the choice between selling:

a) Standard building products that are the same as a million other companies' products.

b) A highly desirable, innovative MMC product.

Which would you pick?

If you went for option a) then, sorry, you're not the person our client is looking for. Enjoy trying to find the unique selling point of a brick.

However, if you chose option b), you could be a good match for this role. Because that's the essence of our client's business and they want to grow their company by increasing sales.

So, that's where you come in.

They want you to focus on building relationships with architects, housebuilders, and ground workers to position their products early in the process. The ultimate aim is to create long-term relationships where our client's products are specified in the initial plans.

As for your background, there is a technical element to this role which you'll need to understand when talking to clients. So, a building and construction qualification would be perfect, but our client is also happy to consider your experience in the construction industry. The main point is that you will understand the tendering process in the industry and know how to specification sell.

Ultimately, a core characteristic will be your drive and ambition to beat your sales targets and grow with the business.

This is primarily a field-based role, covering the Southern Home Counties in/around M5/M6 corridor so if you are located in the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire this would be an ideal role for you.

So, to start the process, please submit your CV, quoting reference LX 1052946 to or call us on 44 (0)1905 381 320.

KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER - FMCG RETAIL CHANNEL

"A Key Account Manager position in an established, Global premium homewares business"

£30-40000 (Dependent on Experience/Negotiable) + 20% Bonus + Car Allowance & Benefits

Hybrid  National Field/Home Based Role - HO in Thames Valley/Oxfordshire

Having carved a successful career in sales, you'll have learned that there's nothing more depressing than trying to sell a low-quality, cheap, mass-produced product. You end up clutching at straws trying to sell obvious features like, "Our tables have four legs and a wipe-clean surface". Not easy, is it?

So, imagine selling a premium product range where every aspect of the user's experience is carefully considered and built into the design. Speciality homeware that immediately sells itself on its striking visual appeal and functionality.

Sound like a better prospect?

Having already established their brand in high-end retailers like John Lewis, our client is now focusing on building relationships with other quality retail outlets. And that's where you'll come in with your existing knowledge of selling into companies like QVC, Robert Dyas, Argos, Dunelm, Very, Next, or Homebase, to name but a few.

However, as well as creating business with new customers, there are many opportunities to increase sales with existing customers who aren't aware of our client's complete product range.

As for you, our client is relaxed about your qualifications. But excellent written and verbal communications skills will be essential to your success in this role. In addition, you must have previous experience managing key accounts with major retailers. Location isn't too important as this is primarily a field-based role, but you will need to be able to attend the company HQ in Oxfordshire.

To indicate your interest in this role, please submit your details, quoting reference LX 1045846 or call us on 44 (0)1905 381 320.

SENIOR BUYER/CATEGORY SPECIALIST -FM & CORPORATE/SITE SERVICES

"Graduate calibre, CIPS qualified Senior Buyer/ Category Specialist or Category Manager sought by global energy leader."

C£50-58000 (Dependent on Experience) Bonus Excellent Blue Chip Benefits Package

Location: North West (Hybrid Working)

Commutable from Ellesmere Port, Mold, Wrexham, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Widnes, Liverpool, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, South Manchester, Wigan, Newton le Willows, Leigh, Heywood, Skelmersdale.

This is a permanent career development opportunity for a graduate calibre, CIPS qualified procurement professional to join a global multinational energy environment within its indirect spend area covering corporate and site services. Our client is a multi-site manufacturing/processing and complex matrix organisation.
Our client has an opportunity for a Senior Buyer/Category Specialist for its Indirect Services Category Management team. Specifically, you will support categories such as Corporate & Professional Services, Site Services, Facilities Management, Engineering, MRO, Operational Support and Consumables with tactical and operational buying activities.
The Senior Buyer/Category Specialist will operate as part of a large procurement category management team, and will work closely with national, European and global divisions and business units.

The Role:

• The delivery of agreed category plans through the execution of strategic sourcing projects to meet business partner requirements, maximizing value for our client.
• Contributing to the development of category plans by creating and owning sub-category plans
• Support the development of medium to long range category plans and be able to influence the development of value delivery plans through knowledge of local needs and local supply markets.
• The implementation of strategic sourcing and supplier management activities to deliver in year value as well as using knowledge of local needs and supplier capabilities to contribute to the development of long-range category plans developed using standard company tools and communicated through the appropriate governance models.
• Savings delivery is a critical component of the role and Senior Buyer will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of reporting and management of value outlooks in standard company reporting tools.
• Collaborate with project specific stakeholders to ensure change management is efficient and effective to guarantee sustainable value delivery.
• Change management is a key challenge in the role and Senior Buyers must have expert influencing and negotiation skills alongside key technical competencies relating to procurement transactional planning, commercial contract management and supplier relationship management.
• Senior Buyers will provide the first line of supplier performance management activities to ensure sustainable and secure supply of goods and services to support ongoing safe and effective operation of facilities.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Will be university degree educated, part or fully qualified CIPS, with previous multinational strategic commercial procurement, buying and sourcing experience ideally within indirect categories, although experience in direct categories would still be of interest.
• Commercial procurement/tactical and strategic buying experience gained within a multinational matrix organisation.
• Currently working as a Buyer, Senior Buyer, Category Specialist or Category Manager for a large matrix organisation.
• Experienced in sourcing, negotiation, and management of £multi million spend categories.
• Experienced in developing strategic category plans.
• A proven track record of working with senior stakeholders across multiple sites.
• Self-starter, with lots of initiative, drive, and ambition to succeed.
• Confidence and capability Must be able to influence at all levels of the organisation through strong relationship management.
• Excellent analytical, research, communication, and presentation skills.
• Excellent team working ability, particularly with suppliers and sourcing managers.
• Ability to develop and manage strong relationships both internally and externally (e.g. suppliers).
• Highly motivated with a drive for results - performance focussed.
• Strong integrity ensuring procurement operates to high standards and is fully trusted by its internal and external stakeholders.
• Naturally analytical and inquisitive.
• Experience of SAP/SAP Ariba procurement systems essential.
• Demonstrate attention to detail to derive accurate and insightful recommendations.

Our client offers excellent development and the opportunity to make a real difference in a business that really values its people.
To apply without delay, please email your CV quoting reference LX 967278

INTERIM WAREHOUSE PROJECT MANAGER (6-12 months - Imminent Start)

Day Rate £350-450 (outside IR35)

Location: Hybrid - Split between North West & South West area & Home Working

Our client, a wholesale distributor, is at the cutting edge of the renewable and alternative energy sector and has significant and growing market share through its unrivalled product quality and service value proposition. Its customer base includes B2C and B2B. There has never been a better time to join them and to play a key role in the expansion of its warehousing and distribution capacity, initially across the UK and then Europe.

The first stage of this is an overhaul of the facility in North West, followed by an investment in a new facility in the Bristol area. Tentative further plans exist for additional capacity in the UK. Additionally, the business is expanding its operation in Europe, namely Germany.

The Role

As an experienced warehousing design and project manager with previous warehousing operational leadership skills this will be the ideal opportunity for you.

Initially you will take the lead on a portfolio of small improvement and optimisation projects, such as temporary canopies, warehouse layout improvements, racking upgrades, pallet handling solutions, packaging equipment upgrades, etc. Quickly the role we extend into supporting the fit out and opening of a new 90000 sq ft warehouse in the Bristol Area and a replacement site in the Lancashire area. The role will support the Warehouse Managers and Operations Manager with project planning and control of the new warehouse commissioning IT equipment and systems, and the recruitment, induction, and training of the teams.

• Effective Planning and Coordination of a portfolio mini-improvement projects running concurrently from concept to operations, including market evaluation, sourcing, design, installation, implementation, process documentation and training.
• Project oversight, on behalf of our client, for new build fit outs, commissioning and go live, including liaising with single point fit out contractor on c£1m fit out budget
• Responsible for controlling budgets and change management requests to design and let work packages.
• Managing the connection and on-going service packages for Utilities, Security / Fire
• Manage Risks to projects in terms of cost, timescale, and business impact.

The Ideal Candidate

• 5yrs Project Management experience
• 5yrs Working in a Warehouse on the "shop floor" as an operational leader
• Understands the concept of designing and operating a Lean focused Warehouse with equipment investment to improve efficiency e.g., Pallet Handling System, Auto Wrapper / Banders
• Must have been involved in a Warehouse Opening or Warehouse Move
• Ideally been involved in a Warehouse Management System (WMS) implementation
• Safety qualification, IOSH as a minimum, ideally NEBOSH
• Qualified in the principles of Project Management e.g., Project Definition Workshops and Reports, Gantt Planning, Risk Logs, Flash Reports etc
• Some experience of Supplier & Contractor Management, including evaluation of designs and quotations and negotiation of supply and service agreements.
• A portfolio of career examples of hands-on warehouse related project management / improvement activity.
• An understanding of the the broader context of the warehouse in the end-to-end supply chain, that stretches from a Far East Factory to the UK to B2C and B2B customers for installation.
• Excellent Communication skills, both with cross functional colleagues and Contractors and Suppliers.
• Problem solving and logical reasoning, whilst being calm under pressure and attention to detail, and a completer finisher.
• Systems and Data literate, including basic analysis of data in spreadsheets and creation and presentation of KPI's, Metric and Graphics.
• Positive attitude.
• Mobile and flexible, willing to travel between the North West, South West, occasionally Europe and working from Home

To apply without delay, please email your application quoting LX 1043915

Head of International Logistics Development

"Logistics network strategy definition, development, and implementation. The perfect role for a talented and visionary leader."

£Very Competitive Excellent Benefits

Buckinghamshire HQ (Hybrid Working with some International Travel)

What do you know about strategic logistics network design for warehousing and distribution?

Hopefully, it's plenty as that knowledge will be essential for your success in this role for our client.

But don't misunderstand; this isn't a solutions design role. It's far more than that as you'll be taking charge of our client's logistics and distribution network in the UK, EU, and APAC, developing, and implementing strategies and solutions which will transform our client's global operations and support ambitious growth plans. As such you will be a strong visionary leader with a track record of strategic logistics network development and design.

Over the years, our client has built an impressive business manufacturing and supplying seasonal and promotions-led consumer products to leading retail, wholesale, and ecommerce channels. They've grown organically and through acquisition and now want to streamline and improve their logistics, warehousing, and distribution facilities. The UK facility needs to be automated. Then they would like a new DC in the EU - possibly Germany or Netherlands, then an APAC facility to service their Australian/Asian markets.

So that's where you come in.

Due to the nature of the role, our client has some essential specifics that you'll have to demonstrate in your background. You'll need to be familiar with wholesale, retail, and e-commerce operations for a start. Experience in 3PL is critical, and we mentioned solutions design earlier, as that's also a vital area of expertise they would like to see combined with programme/project management to drive and facilitate warehousing operational excellence and continuous improvement projects, guide, and coach local operational and project teams. Most importantly you will also lead a programme of works in relation to process design and the implementation of MHE and automation within existing and new Distribution Centres.

Although this role has no direct reports, you will work in partnership with cross functional stakeholders and experienced warehousing and logistics colleagues across continents, to identify and develop scaleable solutions to optimise operations and boost productivity.

This role would suit a degree educated, highly numerate and analytic logistics professional who possesses practical experience of 3PL solutions design in warehouse and material flow planning, automation and the associated cost modelling, analytics, and commercial business cases. This should ideally be combined with progression into logistics project/programme management. Finally, as this role is part of the strategic succession plan to VP level, our client is ultimately seeking candidates who also have strong strategic and operational leadership experience.

Exposure to logistics modelling tools (CLASS, CAST, Logility, Llamasoft) would be advantageous. Advanced MS skills including Excel, Visio, Project and Powerpoint will be a prerequisite. A track record of planning and management of multiple projects, with demonstrable ROI will be critical to success. Prince2 and Black Belt Six Sigma would be advantageous. Experience of AutoCAD would also be advantageous

Whilst third party contract logistics solutions design experience, with the focus on warehousing, will be a key requirement, your operational excellence, project management and strategic and operational leadership experience may have been gained either within 3PL or inhouse within a FMCG retail or FMCG manufacturing environment. Exposure to pan European and International project management would be the icing on the cake.

Overall, this role will provide the platform for you to become a central part of our client's operations and lead to future progression opportunities to the top level of the business.

There's plenty more detail to discuss about this role, so please indicate your interest by emailing your CV quoting reference LX 944991

TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER

£35,000 - £50,000 Excellent Benefits including Bonus

Northamptonshire

Commutable by road or rail from Northampton, Rugby, Daventry, Crick, Milton Keynes, Luton, Dunstable, Leamington Spa, Bedford, Kettering, Leicester, Coventry, Corby, Banbury, Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham,

Our client is a leading player in the financial services marketplace. Reporting into the Operations and Director, you will hire exceptional talent directly into our client's dynamic and growing business across all verticals i.e. sales, admin, credit and marketing, operations and technology. This is within a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.

The Role:

You will be responsible for attracting and recruiting talent via direct sourcing, talent attraction, liaising with recruitment agencies; whilst supporting and guiding operational managers. You will deliver a proactive recruitment service whilst delivering a fantastic experience to candidates and internal customers.
Responsible for role identification, drafting job descriptions, first-round CV reviews, you will also attend interviews as well as supporting the firm with onboarding processes for new joiners and provide basic HR assistance such as managing annual leave requirements and staff training needs.
A typical day in this role includes:

• Effectively managing the recruitment cycle for our vacancies across the business
• Directly sourcing candidates for a range of positions, from executive level hires to junior graduate trainees
• Liaising with senior stakeholders in the business to identify recruitment needs and support throughout each stage of the process
• Building effective relationships with recruitment agencies to assist with the identification of suitable candidates for roles
• Confidence and ability to effectively negotiate payment terms and rebate terms with external recruitment agencies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, both for interviewing and communicating with candidates, as well drafting job descriptions and other media to support recruitment efforts
• Be a Brand Ambassador for our company, driving talent, passion and spark
• Utilising recruitment software and digital solutions to drive efficiency and processes
• Consistently driving talent attraction via Social Media platforms, Hiring Hub, Job Boards, and LinkedIn
• Hiring in high-volume/peak periods whilst supporting the Director of Strategy and Operations in the delivery of exceptional talent into the business
• Responsible for the delivery and maintenance of pre-employment processes, such as DBS checks, credit searches and references
• Ensuring all right to work checks and hiring compliance is accurate and complete before processing offers
• Organising and attending regional recruitment events to assist with recruitment, and travel as required to various locations in the UK (typically Northampton and London) for recruitment events and assessment days, etc.
• Delivering an outstanding candidate experience throughout the process, encouraging hiring managers to keep this in mind always
• Working with the Director of Strategy and Operations to support with business change projects

The ideal candidate:

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment & ever-evolving business
• Is passionate about in-house recruitment and want to join a people business
• Is a proactive self-starter who is able to manage hiring timelines and meet recruitment needs without too much oversight
• Is results oriented and able to deliver accurately to set targets, SLAs and KPIs
• Is innovative in their approach to attracting quality candidates and promoting the business throughout the hiring process
• Has 2 years' experience working within an in-house or third-party recruitment role
• Ideally possesses or is willing to study a professional recruitment qualification (REC or similar)
• Ideally has a sound understanding of a sales or finance environment
• Has strong working knowledge of UK and ROI right to work legislation
• Has demonstrable ability in accuracy and exemplary attention to detail
• Has experience of working with data systems and/or ATS systems

GRADUATE TRAINEE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT

£Very Competitive Benefits Commission/Bonus

Nr Pershore, Worcestershire

What's your mental picture when you think of a Recruitment Consultant?

You'll probably think of a power-dressing, sales beast with an expensive watch and loud voice who uses phrases like 'Work hard, play hard' and 'Go hard or go home'.

If you fancy a career in recruitment based on that picture, then you're not for us. Sorry, but we need someone very different.

Why?

Because we're the type of recruitment agency that uses the word 'professional' in its purest sense. During the past thirty-five years, we've built our business by giving our customers a high-quality, professional service. It's a simple but effective policy as they keep coming back to us for their recruitment requirements.

We now need to expand our team and want to invest in someone like you to become a successful and professional recruitment consultant. And we prefer the word 'invest' than 'train' because, like all good investments, we're in it for the long term and know that we have to allow time for our investment to mature.

Our first investment is paying for you to gain a recognised NVQ level 2 or 3 qualification in recruitment. Alongside that, we also have our own in-house and online learning courses to support you even further plus external recruitment coaching and training with some of the UK's best recruitment trainers.

While you're learning the theory through these highly structured courses, we will give you practical experience by placing you alongside an experienced recruitment consultant. There's no substitute for practical learning and having that mentor to guide you through the recruitment process is a crucial part of your development.

And we know all of that learning takes time, so we have realistic expectations that you will focus your first three to six months on education, not billing. Our experience tells us that the billing takes care of itself in the future if we get the learning part right.

As for your background, we expect you to be degree qualified in a business or technical discipline and have a desire to work in a sales-based role. Like all sales roles, your personality will dictate your success and having natural confidence with the ability to communicate clearly and maturely with people will be critical to your career.

With much of our training being in-house via local training providers or via webinar, you will need to live within a commutable distance of our offices near Worcester, so possible locations could include Worcester, Cheltenham, Pershore, Gloucester, Warwick, Stratford, Kidderminster, Droitwich or Stourbridge, Hereford, Ledbury, Evesham, Malvern, Redditch, Alcester, Bromsgrove, Stourport.

COMMERCIAL MANAGER - PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS

"Showcase your innovative and successful strategic sales and channel to market capabilities in a high-profile role targeting residential, commercial, industrial and specification sales customer segments."

c£75000 (Dependent on Experience) Car Bonus Benefits

Location: National Field Based Role - Hybrid Working available

Having well-established relationships with long-standing customers is the backbone of every successful business. However, there is a danger of relying too much on those customers and not branching out.

As an experienced Commercial Manager, you'll have seen businesses fall into that trap, so what if you could create a new niche in an established business and open their products up to a new sector?

That's precisely what our client intends to do, and your employment is the start point for this new venture.

Currently, the company sells precast concrete products such as flooring and stairs to national UK housebuilders and various aligned sectors. And they've created a very well regarded and successful business off the back of these core sector.

But, as someone with extensive knowledge of the precast concrete industry, you know there are many other channels to market they could attack. Possibilities include builders' merchants, regional housebuilders, architects, major contractors, care homes, social and modular housing, schools, hospitals, universities, and student accommodation.

This isn't a traditional commercial role, as you'll need an entrepreneurial flair to identify and analyse the potential opportunities for our client. You will carry out strategic market and competitor analysis, assessing current and future market expectations in terms of future product development, then work out the best routes to market. Having created your strategic plan, your role then becomes business development-focused to land the contracts.

As for your background, our client envisages you will have significant experience of working in a senior sales/commercial/business development role in the precast or concrete industry. Understanding the logistics and movement of large precast concrete products will be helpful to ensure commercial success in this role. You will be both a hunter and farmer adept at both winning new business and also strategic account management.

As you can see, there is much more detail to discuss on this role, so please indicate your interest by emailing your CV quoting reference LX 930640

SENIOR ESTIMATORS - CIVIL ENGINEERING - INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

"Degree educated & experienced Senior Estimator for regional civil engineering sector role covering rail & highways construction projects."

Salary: £Very Competitive Car Benefits

Location: Wales /South West/ Central Regions - Flexible Field/Hybrid Working

We are currently looking for two experienced Senior Estimators with experience in roads, highways, and infrastructure to join a civil engineering contractor in the South West/Wales region. Our client is a specialist division of a UK market leading group and plc.

The Roles:

The main duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Producing estimates and costs plans for multiple complex civil engineering projects
• Assess tender documentation requirements and present tender launch proposals
• Identify resources to complete the bid
• Identify potential risks and opportunities
• Compile comprehensive analytical net cost estimates for works including preliminary items in line with the Company's standards to win work
• Regular liaison with construction planners, design managers, bid managers, consultants and supply chain to deliver innovative solutions and tender proposals
• Present net cost tenders for internal adjudication
• Conversion of estimates to tender submission
• Handover of successful tender information such that operational teams are suitably briefed
• Participate in post tender negotiations with Clients to secure individual projects
• Produce quantities from drawn information (an advantage)

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience in Estimating with a main/regional civil engineering contractor specialising in highways and rail construction, upgrades, improvement and development.
• Experience of tendering for civil engineering projects from small to large value.
• Experience gained within a self delivery contractor environment would be extremely advantageous.
• Possess a strong understanding of construction technology and innovative techniques as well as understanding the commercial aspects of tendering
• Hold a relevant construction qualification at HND level or equivalent eg degree, CIOB, RICS
• Experience of Causeway Estimating Software
• Ability to estimate from first principles
• Ability to work independently yet be part of an integrated team
• Ability to pro-actively and constructively challenge colleagues
• Motivated, flexible with a will to succeed

These are excellent opportunities for experienced Senior Estimator to join an already established and highly successful regional civil engineering business and with the opportunity to grow into a more senior role within a specified time span.

SENIOR ESTIMATORS - CIVIL ENGINEERING - INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

"Degree educated & experienced Senior Estimator for regional civil engineering sector role covering rail & highways construction projects."
Salary: £Very Competitive Car Benefits
Location: Wales /South West/ Central Regions - Flexible Field/Hybrid Working

We are currently looking for two experienced Senior Estimators with experience in roads, highways, and infrastructure to join a civil engineering contractor in the South West/Wales region. Our client is a specialist division of a UK market leading group and plc.

The Roles:

The main duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Producing estimates and costs plans for multiple complex civil engineering projects
• Assess tender documentation requirements and present tender launch proposals
• Identify resources to complete the bid
• Identify potential risks and opportunities
• Compile comprehensive analytical net cost estimates for works including preliminary items in line with the Company's standards to win work
• Regular liaison with construction planners, design managers, bid managers, consultants and supply chain to deliver innovative solutions and tender proposals
• Present net cost tenders for internal adjudication
• Conversion of estimates to tender submission
• Handover of successful tender information such that operational teams are suitably briefed
• Participate in post tender negotiations with Clients to secure individual projects
• Produce quantities from drawn information (an advantage)

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience in Estimating with a main/regional civil engineering contractor specialising in highways and rail construction, upgrades, improvement and development.
• Experience of tendering for civil engineering projects from small to large value.
• Experience gained within a self delivery contractor environment would be extremely advantageous.
• Possess a strong understanding of construction technology and innovative techniques as well as understanding the commercial aspects of tendering
• Hold a relevant construction qualification at HND level or equivalent eg degree, CIOB, RICS
• Experience of Causeway Estimating Software
• Ability to estimate from first principles
• Ability to work independently yet be part of an integrated team
• Ability to pro-actively and constructively challenge colleagues
• Motivated, flexible with a will to succeed

These are excellent opportunities for experienced Senior Estimator to join an already established and highly successful regional civil engineering business and with the opportunity to grow into a more senior role within a specified time span.

SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR - CIVIL ENGINEERING - RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
"Degree educated Senior Quantity Surveyor for regional civil engineering sector role covering rail & highways construction projects."

Salary: £Competitive Car Bonus Blue Chip Benefits

Location: Wales/South West  – Flexible Field/Hybrid Working

Our client is market leader within the civil engineering sector specialising in rail and highways construction projects. This is an excellent regional career development opportunity for a degree educated Senior Quantity Surveyor to further deploy their leadership experience in the management of a small team of Quantity Surveyors. You and your team will support projects in the South West and Wales area. You will inspire, coach, mentor and develop your team. The successful applicant will have experience gained as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within the civil engineering, rail and/or highways construction, upgrade and improvement sector.

As Senior Area Quantity Surveyor you will be used to working cross functionally and, in the region, travelling visiting rail or highways construction, improvement, upgrade schemes and projects.

As a senior member of the regional team, you will work cross functionally with commercial and operational colleagues and external stakeholders to ensure that targets are achieved leading to the overall delivery of commercial strategy in relation to highways construction, improvement and upgrade schemes and projects.

The Role:
Reporting to the Managing Quantity Surveyor you will be engaged in the following:

• The measurement, preparation and submission of valuations with a view to maximising financial returns under the provisions of the Contract Conditions and Company procedures.
• Lend contractual expertise to QS, Commercial and Operational colleagues
• Identify and implement best practice cross the business
• Monitoring and managing the procurement of control of sub contract works
• Work with credit department and ensure timely cash collection.
• Preparing and finalising month end accounts in line with management procedures

The Ideal Candidate:

• Preferably BSc degree qualified (Quantity Surveying)
• MRICS preferred
• Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience
• Currently undertaking a Senior Quantity Surveying role within the civil engineering, rail or highways construction, rail/highways improvement, rail/highways upgrade schemes and projects sector. This is a prerequisite for the successful applicant for this role.
• We are not seeking applicants from any other type of construction sector on this occasion only Senior Quantity Surveyors from civil engineering and infrastructure projects sector
• Must have experience of leading, managing and coaching a team of Quantity Surveyors.
• Experience of undertaking a regional multi-site role will be essential to success in this role.
• Experience in NEC3/JCT/ICE forms of contract useful but not essential
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence people at all levels.
• Confident when working autonomously.
• Strong, inspirational, leader with a coaching and mentoring style.
• Good problem-solving skills and creative flair.
• Excellent organisational and resource planning skills.

Applicants need to be commercially aware, highly motivated, computer literate and profit focused with the ability to communicate at all levels, demonstrate a methodical and analytical approach to their work. You will integrate and add value to our market leading client's busy and successful team. You will be passionate about safety. You will demonstrate the drive and ambition to succeed.

To apply without delay, please email your CV, quoting reference LX 957139