Job Title
Property Commercial Manager - Quantity Surveyor, New Space, Asset and Petrol Stations
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Construction Project Delivery - SF
Closing Date
27 January 2025
“Everything about Asda”
We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.
Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
“Everything you'll love.”
* Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs
* Car allowance - £5,700 car allowance / electric company car
* Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
* Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future.
* Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.
* 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year.
* Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.
* Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.
* Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
* Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours.
Plus, much more!
“Find your role”
As New Space, Asset and Petrol Stations Commercial Manager you will play a key role in overseeing the financial and contractual elements within these key Property and Construction workstreams across the Asda estate.
You will collaborate and build strong day to day relationships with multiple stakeholders including Property, Finance, Construction Managers, Project Managers / PMO’s, external QS, suppliers and consultants to ensure projects are delivered within agreed commercial frameworks. You will play a lead role in developing and managing Asda’s new space and petrol station models, driving value engineering and cost effectiveness, and work closely with procurement to ensure robust commercial tenders and frameworks.
You will be part of a large cross functional team, so you will have a strong, collaborative work ethic and enjoy developing and building working relationships. You will have line management accountability for three colleagues, including analysts and contract governance. This role provides many opportunities to further develop your behavioural capabilities, providing plenty of exposure within the business and with our key stakeholders.
You Will:
* Be a key business partner working alongside the Construction SDs and delivery teams to drive robust cost management, and commercial agreement with suppliers, contractors and consultants to always ensure best value.
* Be integral in the construction implementation teams programme from start to finish ensuring robust business cases to create buy-in and engagement with key leadership including VP's and CFO.
* Manage projects costs end to end from pre-development through to final account, including cashflow forecasting and approvals governance. You will prepare board and department sign off approval papers working cross functional across construction, design and finance teams
* Manage contract governance, ensuring adherence with JCT, and working closely with our legal teams to maintain contract governance and compliance across all property workstreams.
* Manage a team of external QS's to ensure consistent and value-added input into cost and change management.
* Line manage a team of three colleagues, providing guidance, performance management and development.
* Coordinate and manage any communication related to cost, budget and invoicing between internal and external stakeholders for weekly and monthly reporting.
* Lead the relationship with Asda’s shared services team to drive robust project order, receipting and valuations processes.
* Help to lead, shape and drive the delivery of the cost management of your key workstreams.
“Let's find out about you.”
* Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or a related field.
* Professional membership with RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) or equivalent is preferred.
* Cost, QS's and/or commercial management experience from within practice, client side and / or a retail background.
* Knowledge of JCT construction contracts
* You must have demonstrable ability to manage and deliver against challenging cost targets
* Excellent negotiation skills, financial acumen, and ability to work with complex budgets.
* Excellent interpersonal skills to manage stakeholder relationships and provide clear financial guidance.
* Willingness to manage multiple projects with cross-programme responsibilities, meeting tight deadlines while maintaining a focus on quality and cost control.
* You will be a forward thinker with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.
Work Where it Works
Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to choose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including;
• Discretionary company bonus
• £5,700 company car or car allowance
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.
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