Overview
Guidance. Inspiration. Leadership. We see more than just skills. Commercial Director - Robertson Homes Location: Stirling Customers. Homes. Lifestyle. At Robertson Residential Group, we see them our way. We’re open enough to understand what really matters. Honest enough to put our customers first, every time. Respectful enough to always think locally and create homes that work for everyone. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services businesses. As Commercial Director, you’ll be part of, and lead a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the communities we support, and for a truly sustainable future. Your new role
As Commercial Director for Robertson Homes you'll be responsible for: Timeously providing information to ensure the complete control and financial management of all costs. Monitoring and accurately forecasting these costs and maximizing the Company’s overall profitability. Providing leadership and direction to the commercial team to deliver the project budgets through the economic use of the Company's resources. Supporting the company in achieving its budget and business plan through preparation, delivery, and commercial management projects. Inputting into the tendering process ensuring that commercial and contractual risks are identified. Retaining involvement in contractual disputes affecting the company, providing leadership and support in achieving the best outcome for the company. Maintaining regular contact with live projects by regular visits, ensuring commercial teams are motivated to achieve company goals. Carrying out cost/value investigations regularly on projects that display concerns in respect of programme slippage and issues of risk. Arranging/approving subcontractor appointments, ensuring regular and vigorous financial checks of the supply chain. Complying with the company SHE policies, procedures, safe systems of work, and site rules. Ensuring projects are presented in a way that underpins Robertson as a leading contractor in the provision of safe sites and quality welfare facilities. Ensuring development programmes are in place to continuously develop your people. Establishing an accurate cost value reporting system. Liaising closely with both buying and estimating departments to provide an accurate working cost base. Providing accurate land appraisals. Establishing and managing house type standard build costs. Ensuring appraisals and estimates are obtained timely to allow site starts in accordance with budget forecasts. Assisting in the implementation of the strategic business plan, providing financial control and management of the overall business plan. Working with the Financial Director to ensure accurate cost advice for overall management and control of the business. About you: You’ll ideally have previous Commercial Director experience in the Private House Building/Construction industry. You’ll hold a range of qualifications, such as a degree in Quantity Surveying or QBE, a valid CSCS card, and be a member of RICS, CIOB, or CEng. Ideally, you should also be ILM qualified. You’ll need to be comfortable with IT, including BIM 360, Power Asta, and Asite software, and be able to demonstrate effective communication with all internal teams and externally with architects, engineers, clients, and sub-contractors. A full driving license is required. You must also be able to commit to traveling to the North East of England on a monthly basis. Working the Robertson Way Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life: We listen:
Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, assuring customers, partners, and colleagues that their voices are always heard. We are professional:
Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do. We take responsibility:
Each of us is accountable for what we do, knowing that everything matters. We are determined to succeed:
Every challenge is an opportunity to find solutions that provide a positive, lasting benefit. We are one team:
We work as one - respecting each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. What's in it for me
In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including 33 days annual leave, a great pension, and valuable life assurance. You’ll also have access to our Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts, and rewards, as well as Health & Wellbeing and Life Management Support for you and your family. We also have a brilliant smarter working policy, allowing many of our office-based and some site-based employees to work part of their week from home as part of our hybrid model. When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way too. Apply now If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, we’d love to meet you. To apply for this role, visit
www.robertson.co.uk/careers .
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Guidance. Inspiration. Leadership. We see more than just skills. Commercial Director - Robertson Homes Location: Stirling Customers. Homes. Lifestyle. At Robertson Residential Group, we see them our way. We’re open enough to understand what really matters. Honest enough to put our customers first, every time. Respectful enough to always think locally and create homes that work for everyone. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services businesses. As Commercial Director, you’ll be part of, and lead a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the communities we support, and for a truly sustainable future. Your new role
As Commercial Director for Robertson Homes you'll be responsible for: Timeously providing information to ensure the complete control and financial management of all costs. Monitoring and accurately forecasting these costs and maximizing the Company’s overall profitability. Providing leadership and direction to the commercial team to deliver the project budgets through the economic use of the Company's resources. Supporting the company in achieving its budget and business plan through preparation, delivery, and commercial management projects. Inputting into the tendering process ensuring that commercial and contractual risks are identified. Retaining involvement in contractual disputes affecting the company, providing leadership and support in achieving the best outcome for the company. Maintaining regular contact with live projects by regular visits, ensuring commercial teams are motivated to achieve company goals. Carrying out cost/value investigations regularly on projects that display concerns in respect of programme slippage and issues of risk. Arranging/approving subcontractor appointments, ensuring regular and vigorous financial checks of the supply chain. Complying with the company SHE policies, procedures, safe systems of work, and site rules. Ensuring projects are presented in a way that underpins Robertson as a leading contractor in the provision of safe sites and quality welfare facilities. Ensuring development programmes are in place to continuously develop your people. Establishing an accurate cost value reporting system. Liaising closely with both buying and estimating departments to provide an accurate working cost base. Providing accurate land appraisals. Establishing and managing house type standard build costs. Ensuring appraisals and estimates are obtained timely to allow site starts in accordance with budget forecasts. Assisting in the implementation of the strategic business plan, providing financial control and management of the overall business plan. Working with the Financial Director to ensure accurate cost advice for overall management and control of the business. About you: You’ll ideally have previous Commercial Director experience in the Private House Building/Construction industry. You’ll hold a range of qualifications, such as a degree in Quantity Surveying or QBE, a valid CSCS card, and be a member of RICS, CIOB, or CEng. Ideally, you should also be ILM qualified. You’ll need to be comfortable with IT, including BIM 360, Power Asta, and Asite software, and be able to demonstrate effective communication with all internal teams and externally with architects, engineers, clients, and sub-contractors. A full driving license is required. You must also be able to commit to traveling to the North East of England on a monthly basis. Working the Robertson Way Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life: We listen:
Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, assuring customers, partners, and colleagues that their voices are always heard. We are professional:
Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do. We take responsibility:
Each of us is accountable for what we do, knowing that everything matters. We are determined to succeed:
Every challenge is an opportunity to find solutions that provide a positive, lasting benefit. We are one team:
We work as one - respecting each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. What's in it for me
In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including 33 days annual leave, a great pension, and valuable life assurance. You’ll also have access to our Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts, and rewards, as well as Health & Wellbeing and Life Management Support for you and your family. We also have a brilliant smarter working policy, allowing many of our office-based and some site-based employees to work part of their week from home as part of our hybrid model. When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way too. Apply now If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, we’d love to meet you. To apply for this role, visit
www.robertson.co.uk/careers .
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