Commercial Manager

RPS are seeking a Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager with proven experience in delivering challenging projects to complement our rapidly growing team in our Birmingham office.

Our Project and Cost Management team are industry leading experts with an excellent reputation in delivering projects within all sectors of the built environment.

Recognising the value in establishing and sustaining long term relationships being customer focused in all areas of our practice. We are passionate about delivering success. With an enviable client list and the scale and diversity of projects that only a multi-disciplinary consultancy can offer, we can provide unparalleled opportunities to showcase your talents and truly develop your career.

We're RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. Here you'll find work that is challenging and rewarding, and you'll be supported every step of the way.

RPS, A Tetra Tech company:

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world's most complex problems.

What you'll be doing

· Cost planning, this will include producing cost plans for commercial purposes

· Preparation of tender documents

· Preparing Construction Document

· Preparation of reports through the project process

· Pre and post contract duties on a variety of public and commercial projects

· Visiting sites to conduct assessment of interim valuations and final accounts

· Perform the role of employer's agent or contract administration services

· Working knowledge of JCT Contract

· Ability to implement the principles of construction contract practice

· A strong desire to learn and develop professional skills

· Excellent time management and organisation skills

· Excellent report writing and communication skills

· IT skills - Excel essential

· Strong Health and Safety awareness

· Pragmatic approach and ability to amend planned activities at short notice, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
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We're an accredited training provider - from entry level to master's degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you'll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You'll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we're happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you're not a number, you're part of the solution., We know we develop better solutions together.
That's why we're committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to 'make complex easy' - for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We're also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That's why we've created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.