Commercial Manager - Stratford - East London

Role: Commercial Manager
Salary: £75,000 Benefits
Location: Stratford - East London

Our Client has experienced continual growth since its establishment in 1986, we're not aiming to be the biggest service provider, however we intend to be the best. We work with some of the UK's largest building owners, landlords & facility managers to provide strategic building repairs, planned maintenance and improvement across all property sectors.
Benefits

• Annual holiday; 22 days, increase after 1 years' service to a maximum of 5 days
• Long service awards; continuous service at key achievements are rewarded
• Perkbox; from free coffees and cinema tickets to trips away and much more
• Volunteer day; paid yearly volunteer days for a worthy cause

The Role:
To be responsible for all commercial activities within the Central Voids Division. Working with the Divisional Manager and Contract Management. Due to the number of individual client involved, this role requires a high-level of organisation, focus and time management to ensure all contracts are commercially managed correctly
Responsibilities

• Accurate preparation of weekly / monthly reports both internally and to Clients.
• Working with operational teams to improve performance and enhance margins.
• Working where required with the Divisional Team in developing the strategy for future business.
• Supporting where required in pricing of Tender opportunities.

Requirements:

• 
  Financial Budgeting, Profit and Loss control.
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  Performance Management.
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  Procurement.
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  Tender Bid Process.
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  Client Liaison / Partnering / Contract Negotiation.
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  Staff Coaching and Mentoring

MMP is working with one of their Housing Association Clients in East London who are seeking for a new Property Surveyor to join the business with immediate effect. This role will be covering a patch between Waltham Forest, Epping & more local sites.

This will be a long-term Interim role paying £32 per hour.

Duties:
* To carry out pre-inspections, building and stock condition surveys to identify defects and future investment requirements, including the preparation of detailed reports, specifications and cost estimates where necessary to ensure the appropriate remedial works are undertaken.
* To ensure all planned, cyclical and responsive repair works are valid and appropriate, provide value for money and are completed within the allocated budget provision, ensuring contract administration good practice, timely processing of variations and all appropriate contract documentation and accurate keeping of records pertaining to work in progress.
* To undertake post inspections of completed works to ensure quality, compliance with the Schedule of Rates, value for money and statutory compliance. Ensuring compliance with contractual term and driving performance to achieve KPI's targets and expenditure within the designated budget provision.
* To assist the delivery of internal policies, procedures and agreements and look for ways in which to continuously improve the service to achieve value for money and increased resident satisfaction.
* To follow our clients Health and Safety policies and procedures to ensure, as far as is practicable, your own safety and that of others in the workplace. You may be required to undertake specific Health and Safety roles such as Fire Warden or First Aider as part of your duties
* To co-operate with the duty holder as required by current Asbestos Regulations including complying with the Asbestos Management Plan, reporting incidents, passing on information about the presence of asbestos, attending training, project managing surveys and abatement works. Including undertaking Asbestos management surveys and updating the Asbestos data base as necessary to maintain statutory compliance.

MMP Consultancy is seeking for a new FRA Project Manager on behalf of one our clients to support the Housing Assets Compliance Team in delivering Fire Risk Assessments and its remedial actions with expected outcomes to ensure housing buildings are safe and compliant with the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety Act 2021, as part of the Council's strategic objectives.

Duties:

* Ensures that fire risk actions are accurately allocated to relevant officers, regularly tracked, updated, maintained and completed within prescribed timescales. Provides regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate.

* Manages the change control procedure and ensures that agreed project deliverables are completed within planned cost, timescale and resource budgets, and are signed off.

* Lead on the project delivery, providing the vision and ongoing leadership that ensures they are successful in delivering outcomes and intended benefits.

* Provide expert advice, interpretation, information, support and coaching to other colleagues within the programme on the full range of operational, legislative and strategic issues within the field of fire safety/fire remedial works/fire compliance.

Title: FRA Project Manager
Rate: £400 Per Day
Location: East London

MMP Consultancy is currently working with one of their clients in Essex who are looking for a new Property Surveyor to join their team.

Title: Property Surveyor
Location: Essex (Just off M11)
Salary: £48,474 Benefits

The post holder will work as part of the Housing Operations Team - Property and be responsible for the technical service provision for the Housing Service in accordance with the our clients agreed policies, procedures and working practices, delivering a first class service that is value for money and customer focused.
* To work as part of the Housing Operations Team - Property dealing with all aspects of void property inspection, mutual exchanges, insurance claims, structural diagnosis, building defects, property adaptations and management, major works to properties, assisting with the delivery of the Choice Based Lettings Scheme in relation to Accompanied Viewings and Routine Inspections of properties.
* To support the team in planning budgets, identifying efficiencies in response and planned works and to ensure there is a robust method of reporting that is being adhered to.
* To represent Housing Operations - Property whilst keeping a good relationship with other council departments and elected councillors and with work colleges.
* You must embrace a fast moving and changing environment, ensuring at all times that standards are not compromised either in quality, cost or customer satisfaction.
* The tasks will involve assessing customer satisfaction, reviewing and analysing KPI`s from contractors and drafting the relevant reports, Analysing trends and contributing to improving customer satisfaction.

Title: Property Surveyor
Location: Essex (Just off M11)
Salary: £48,474 Council Benefits

MMP Consultancy is currently working with one of their clients in Essex who are looking for a new Property Surveyor to join their team.

Title: Property Surveyor
Location: Essex (Just off M11)
Salary: £48,474 Benefits

The post holder will work as part of the Housing Operations Team - Property and be responsible for the technical service provision for the Housing Service in accordance with the our clients agreed policies, procedures and working practices, delivering a first class service that is value for money and customer focused.
* To work as part of the Housing Operations Team - Property dealing with all aspects of void property inspection, mutual exchanges, insurance claims, structural diagnosis, building defects, property adaptations and management, major works to properties, assisting with the delivery of the Choice Based Lettings Scheme in relation to Accompanied Viewings and Routine Inspections of properties.
* To support the team in planning budgets, identifying efficiencies in response and planned works and to ensure there is a robust method of reporting that is being adhered to.
* To represent Housing Operations - Property whilst keeping a good relationship with other council departments and elected councillors and with work colleges.
* You must embrace a fast moving and changing environment, ensuring at all times that standards are not compromised either in quality, cost or customer satisfaction.
* The tasks will involve assessing customer satisfaction, reviewing and analysing KPI`s from contractors and drafting the relevant reports, Analysing trends and contributing to improving customer satisfaction.

Title: Property Surveyor
Location: Essex (Just off M11)
Salary: £48,474 Council Benefits

MMP Consultancy is currently sourcing for Voids Surveyor for an initial interim contract with a Public-Sector organisation in Northwest London.

Working within social housing to manage Voids duties including Minor and Major works. Holding high standards of quality, time and value for money.

Title: Voids Surveyor
Salary: £35 per hour - Inside IR35
Location: Northwest London
Contract: Rolling Contract

Duties:

• Delivery of Voids service, being able to pre inspect properties and create specification of works which is fit for purpose for tenants.
• Ensure contractor engagement and management in the delivery of works provided.
• Post inspection of works complete to guarantee a good quality of service.
• Deliver fit-for-purpose, safe and good quality properties to tenants on behalf of the social housing entity.
• Prioritise tenants with value for money and efficiency delivery of works.
• Provide defect-free period of at least 6 months after works.
• Manage the auditable and compliance information required, ensuring the system is completely updated and all invoices are paid when appropriate.
• Work with partners to set, coordinate, track and ensure completion of voids with other services to get things done for the customer which meet or exceed customers' expectations.
• Dealing with unacceptable contractor performance ensuring all issues are remedied.
• Maintain up to date records and provide monthly statistical and qualitative information to the Voids and Maintenance Manager in respect of service performance indicators and progress against targets and budgets. Attending contractors' monitoring meetings as required to give performance feedback.
• Ensure records are kept up to date and information circulated to all relevant stakeholders including contractors, Lettings, Property Services, Housing Needs, Neighbourhood Services, Rent Accounting, Adaptations and Regeneration teams.

Desirable Qualifications

• HNC, HND, BTEC HND or higher, in a building discipline, or over 5 years hands on experience of related repairs surveying/ construction from a trade background.
• Relative experience of building maintenance in a local authority or other registered social landlord.
• Experience of working to strict deadlines within a busy multi agency setting
• Experience in the management and administration of domestic building repairs
• Demonstrable experience of controlling costs expenditure of maintenance works