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Your new company A reputable construction contractor is looking for an experienced Freelance Site Manager to oversee a short-term project in Blackpool. The works involve the extension of an existing retail store, requiring strong site management and coordination skills to ensure the project is delivered safely and on programme.Your new role As Site Manager, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the site, overseeing subcontractors, maintaining health & safety standards, monitoring progress and ensuring works are completed to the required quality.This is a 3-week contract starting Monday.What you'll need to succeed Valid SMSTSCSCS Black CardFirst Aid at WorkPrevious experience managing commercial or retail projectsStrong organisational and communication skillsAbility to maintain programme and site standardsAvailable to start immediatelyWhat you'll get in return Competitive daily rateImmediate start3 weeks' work with a well-established contractorOpportunity to work on a fast-paced commercial projectIf you're available for your next freelance assignment and can start Monday, apply now or contact Hays Construction for more information.What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Plymouth Job Type: Full time In a Nutshell We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry Cornwall South West, at our Wadebridge site in Plymouth. As our Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will work within our wider Commercial, Estimating and Buying team, you will be responsible for supervising, managing and advising on the financial and contractual aspects of multiple construction projects. You will take responsibility for the execution of the Quantity Surveying function on allocated contract/s, in order to fulfil the requirements of the Company in maximising quality of service and profitability. You will provide a range of cost control and financial reporting duties across all aspects of construction work undertaken by the company. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but were also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. Lets cut to the chase, whats in it for you - Competitive basic salary and annual bonus - Company car, car allowance or travel allowance - Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees - Up to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays - 2 Volunteering days per annum - Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover - Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave - Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice - Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary - Share save and share incentive schemes - Christmas company shutdown - Employee rewards portal with many more benefits In return, what we would like from you - Behave in line with our company values Integrity, Caring and Quality - HNC / HND in Surveying or equivalent - Proven experience as a PQS / SQS / Commercial lead working within a residential house builder (dependent on position level) - Experience maybe gained from a similar position or promotion - A good understanding or building regulations and legal obligations - A good knowledge or construction methods and materials - Strong mathematical and IT ability - Ability to assess and analyse information - Good business sense - Good understanding of budget management - Negotiating and networking skills - Excellent communications skills - Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work - Good team working skills - Accurate with an eye for detail - A methodical approach - Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it Desirable - Degree in Surveying or similar - Working towards being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) More about the Senior Quantity Surveyor role - Lead, support and coach your direct reports and the wider team to support their growth and development - Be active in the recruitment of new starters to the team and then throughout the employee life cycle, including holding development reviews and succession planning exercises - Working closely with other departments, including Land, Development and Construction, you will attend design meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implication - Recognise and advise Site Managers on delays, extensions of time and loss and/or expense and ensuring relevant notices are issued. - Attend development meetings when appropriate, contract pre-start and subcontract package review meetings - Upon receipt of Contract Documentation, you will be responsible for checking all contract drawings to identify errors, omissions, anomalies and areas where unnecessary cost may arise - Receive initial tender information and assist in the preparation of the proposed tender lists and updating of subsequent procurement programmes - Distribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors - Preparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry, requesting additional and outstanding information as required - Assess site staffing levels and build programmes with the Construction Director to ascertain preliminary costs, including collating all cost information and preparing the start on site budget - Arrange and adjudicate budget settlement meetings, with the support of the wider Commercial team - Prepare stage payment schedules to assist in the financing of the works - Carry out pre-order meetings including all necessary Health & Safety requirements, finalising a tender sum and agreeing a stage payment schedule for payment purposes before preparing all contract documentation and placing the order - Place subcontractor orders, including interviews and checking references on selected subcontractors. You will then negotiate the contract sum within the budget, including finalising costs to cover all late variations - Issue variation orders and development changes alongside providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue. You will issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors; negotiating the cost of variations including liaising between Buyers and Build Managers. You will provide a full range of pricing information for purchasers extras - Check all costs posted to each contract, collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs. This will include providing monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future dates - Check and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works. You will agree final accounts with subcontractors, ensuring all works have been carried out within budget and analysing costs to assist on future estimates - Take responsibility for the preparation of documents for the basis of external valuation with the clients agent (CSA, Stage payment schedule, Tick offs) - Keep the RAMS schedule updated and issued to all relevant parties - Preparation of financial reports including: - Internal Valuations/CVRs and subcontract liability reports in accordance with schedule of accounting period end dates and deadlines - Margin Analysis reports. - Commercial Analysis (final margin) forecasts and Cost to Complete forecasts - Cash Flow forecasts - Turnover forecasts - De-brief reports - Compile and present CV2 tender summary sign-off in accordance with parameters determined in the Commercial Best Practice Manual. Compile and present CV1 tender summary sign-off in accordance with parameters determined in the Commercial Best Practice manual. Coordinate the activities of the Material Buyer and Company Estimator to achieve CV1 and CV2 sign-off. - Obtain authorisation to let all sub-contract orders valued over thresholds as noted in Commercial Best Practice Manual. - Place and issue sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice to budget and within programme requirements. - Attend and minute all sub-contract order adjudication meetings. - Compile reports on contract letting vs. estimate for each site periodically, as required. - Liaise with build department on sub-contractors performance and compliance with order conditions. - Ability to deal with complex consortium sites and attend relevant meetings. - Attend and project team meetings as required. - Complete sub-contract orders to accord with site programmed build requirements in accordance with Group Policy and Group Rebate schemes and fully adjudicate prior to issue of documentation. - Set up and regularly review with the site management team the PPQA tick sheet to facilitate sub-contract contract work payment. - To liaise with company management and provide all necessary forecast and site budget information to meet the businesss reporting requirements. - Control and report post contract cost movements per development every month. Update CV1 and CV2 site specific reports and provide details of all unscheduled and scheduled order revisions i.e. Site Instructions and site purchase orders. To provide such monthly reporting as required by the Commercial Manager. - Review professional fee provisions and statutory service cost, and credits, with the technical department. - Ensure invoices/applications for payments are processed in accordance with Vistry Group Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract. - Maintain a half yearly site reserve list. - Issue Payment Withhold Notices, where a contractor application, or part thereof, is in dispute in accordance with Construction Act. - Immediately advise management of notification of impending claim or legal action arising from a disputed claim or payment from a Sub-Contractor/service provider. - Where necessary, determine a sub-contract order in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment and liaise with Build Department in this respect. - Diligently use the Vistry Group construction system to manage site project administration, including orders, variations, valuations, etc. - Assist in the regular review of materials on-site and material valuations. - Agree and process all sales variation requests, including works to show homes, stock plots and sales incentive works in accordance with group procedures. - Properly categorise on the construction system unscheduled and scheduled order amendments. - Settle all variation invoices/applications for payment in accordance with Vistry Group Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract. - Process groundworks payments/applications for payment using the Vistry Group AGA payment system as outlined in Commercial Best Practice Manual. - Ensure the collection of retention against all sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy. Manage and certify retention releases on completion of the development. - Complete and agree sub-contract final accounts within 6 months of the last legal completion on-site and prior to the first release of retention to the individual sub-contractors. - Maintain final account schedule. - Maintain completed development provision on CV1. - Maintain CV2 reserves as part of the Old Site Reserve central file. - Liaise with the technical department to secure site adoptions and tender, let and administer maintenance orders, as required. - Complete formal site closedown procedure in accordance with Group Policy. - Assist the Commercial Director / Manager to ensure: - correct financial controls of sites is maintained at all times. - all sub-contract payments are recorded and processed through the surveyors and payments clerks in accordance with the general terms and conditions of purchase orders. - Inform the management team of any abnormal cost or circumstances which will have a significant effect on cost or have long term cost implications. - Ensure Quantity Surveyors are pro-active on sites within their daily control, advice and discuss any operation or method where cost savings could be achieved. - Mentor, manage and develop assistant/ junior surveyors and ensure the efficient running of the surveying team. - Ensure you keep up to date with legislation changes and attend training and technical training as and when require by the Company. - Any other reasonable duties as directed by your line manager to support the wider teams Finally, lets tell you a bit more about us We build more than homes, were making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and youll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, were a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. Join us in making Vistry. #LI-TP1

Job Opportunity: Freelance Construction Site Manager - Industrial Warehouse Project Location: Blackpool, UK Contract Type: Freelance Project Duration: 4 to 5 Months Start Date: Imminently Sector: Industrial Construction About the Project We are seeking an experienced, results-driven Freelance Construction Site Manager to step in immediately and oversee the rapid delivery of an industrial warehouse build in Blackpool. Reporting directly to the Contracts Manager, you will take full on-site control of the remaining construction phases, driving the project efficiently through handover Key Responsibilities Rapid-Response Site Leadership: Take immediate control of day-to-day site operations, coordinating all active sub-contractors, trades, and on-site staff. H&S Compliance: Ensure uncompromising standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance, running regular tool-box talks and site audits under a compressed schedule. Accelerated Programme Delivery: Closely manage the fast-track construction schedule, proactively identifying bottlenecks and implementing immediate corrective actions to keep milestones strictly on track. Quality Assurance: Oversee rigorous quality control inspections for structural steel frame components, cladding, and industrial flooring finishes. Stakeholder Liaison: Lead regular progress meetings with clients, design teams, and local authorities to maintain transparent communication. Site Documentation: Maintain accurate and up-to-date site diaries, permits, and progress reporting logs. Key Requirements Experience: Proven freelance or interim track record managing fast-track industrial, commercial, or steel-frame warehouse construction projects. Mandatory Tickets: o Valid SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) o First Aid at Work certificate o CSCS Card (Black Manager level) Technical Expertise: Strong background in managing rapid structural erection, envelope cladding, and final fit-out stages. Commercial Awareness: Ability to drive productivity under time pressure while working alongside Quantity Surveyors to control site costs. Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

Our client, a rapidly expanding international manufacturing company, is seeking an experienced, driven, and proactive Regional Sales Manager to join their growing commercial team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a forward‑thinking organisation that values ambition, innovation, and customer excellence. Reporting directly to the Sales Manager, duties to include: • Take ownership of securing new sales, strengthening customer loyalty, and championing the company brand., • Actively identify new business opportunities within the core customer base, maximising client potential and showcasing how our products and services outperform alternatives in a competitive marketplace., • Confidently negotiate tender and contract terms, prepare accurate quotations, and manage client accounts with professionalism and precision., • Delivering pre‑sales support, product education, and after‑sales technical assistance, ensuring customers receive a seamless and informed experience from start to finish., • Alongside meeting and exceeding sales targets, you will coordinate sales projects and support wider marketing activities by attending trade shows, conferences, and industry events., • Deliver technical presentations that clearly demonstrate how company solutions meet client needs, while working collaboratively with colleagues and technical specialists across the business. As a successful candidate, you will bring a strong background in sales or account management, confidence in client‑facing environments, exceptional organisational and communication skills, and a consistently professional approach. Experience with CRM systems and proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft packages would be advantageous. A current UK driving licence is essential. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, growth‑focused company offering a competitive remuneration package, commission, and bonus structure within a creative work environment

A well‑established UK engineering company is seeking a Technical Sales Administrator to support its commercial and operational functions. This role suits a detail‑driven professional with strong organisational capability, technical awareness, and a disciplined approach to compliance, documentation control and cross‑department coordination. Reporting to the Sales Manager, duties to include: Manage incoming customer enquiries and provide accurate information on products, specifications and lead times. Prepare and issue quotations, proposals and order confirmations in line with internal approval processes. Maintain CRM records, customer accounts and sales documentation to an auditable standard. Coordinate with internal technical, operational and supply‑chain teams to ensure customer requirements are clearly interpreted, validated and delivered. Support the Sales Manager with pipeline tracking, reporting, forecasting and structured follow‑up activity. Process purchase orders, monitor progress and provide customers with timely updates throughout the sales cycle. Liaise with suppliers to obtain pricing, technical data and delivery schedules, ensuring all information is logged and traceable. Assist with preparation of product literature, datasheets and tender documentation, ensuring version control and compliance with internal quality procedures. Uphold organisational compliance requirements, including document control, data accuracy, confidentiality, and adherence to relevant industry standards. Provide general administrative support to the wider commercial and operations teams, ensuring consistent communication and coordination across departments. As a successful candidate you will have strong administrative and organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail and compliance awareness, experience in a technical, manufacturing or operational environment could be beneficial. Confident communicator able to coordinate effectively with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders with the ability to interpret technical information or specifications and relay them accurately. Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems together with a proactive, customer‑focused mindset with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and cross‑functional workflows. Competitive salary with the flexibility of full or part-time (15-30 hours) remote working and the opportunity to work within a stable and growing organisation with a supportive team environment with ongoing training and development. Convenient Northwest location with modern facilities. This role is temporary to perm contract and can be full or part-time 15-30 hours with remote working with 2 meetings a month in the office in Blackpool. Salary £25,000 - £35,000 DOE, Pro Rata