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Job Post Details
Landscape estimator/contracts manager
Job details
Pay
- From £30,000 a year
Job type
- Full-time
Shift and schedule
- Overtime
- Monday to Friday
Location
BenefitsPulled from the full job description
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Full job description
Are you an enthusiastic self-starter who wants to make a real difference within a small but fast-growing landscape design and build company? Do you relish the opportunity of being part of our growth story to help deliver outstanding gardens for our clients?
If that sounds like you then we have an exciting opportunity for a new position of Contracts Manager/Estimator to join our dedicated and award-winning team at Cunningham Gardens.
A bit about you:
To be successful in this role you will have a positive ‘can do’ attitude with a solutions-based approach to problem solving. You will be a great communicator and team player, able to build lasting relationships with colleagues, clients and suppliers and have excellent numerical and analytical skills. You will be flexible, hardworking and enjoy the challenge that comes with working in a rapidly growing company.
Under the general guidance and support of the Managing Director, the position is both on-site and office based and will require good people management and numerical skills. The role will ensure that contracts are completed in a safe, timely manner and to a high-quality standard, where possible exceeding our client’s expectations. You will work closely with the senior project foreman to monitor and organise the on-site teams to ensure maximum efficiency and profitability of each project. You will also be responsible for producing quotes for new projects in a timely manner and analysing the outcome of each project to improve our processes.
A bit about us:
Cunningham Gardens specialises in creating and maintaining beautiful gardens and landscapes; offering a complete bespoke garden maintenance, restoration, development, installation and establishment service.
Since establishing in 2017, the business has flourished on recommendations from our clients. Our informal professional approach combined with craftsmanship, skill and attention to detail ensures we deliver a personal service to our clients that is of the highest standards.
We cover all of Kent, Sussex and London, working closely with our clients to undertake projects and maintenance of any scale.
Great customer service and communication are at the heart of everything we do and are key to delivering our clients with a first-class landscaping experience, from initial enquiry through to delivery of the finished garden and beyond. We strive to provide excellence in whatever we do, be it offering advice on the phone, to leaving clients with their dream gardens.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management
- Manage and oversee all domestic projects
- Prepare and communicate project plans to on-site teams
- Meet targets for each project, reporting any concerns immediately to the Managing Director
- Organise staff on our sites to achieve maximum efficiency and profitability whilst not compromising our high standard of work
- Organise and oversee sub-contractors
- Report to Managing Director on a regular basis with status of jobs and highlight any issues
- Meet with Team Leaders on site and report action points and issues
- Source and order materials for projects within budget
- Investigate efficiencies in supply chain and negotiate better deals with suppliers
- Monitor Health & Safety on site and address / report issues to the Managing Director
- Investigate options for systemisation of H&S such as Citation
- Be the first point of contact for the client during the project and manage client relationship alongside senior project foreman, ensuring the client is kept informed of progress / any issues that arise
Estimator
- Produce quotes / estimates for new projects in a timely fashion
- Set up system for producing quotes more efficiently & quickly
- Analyse completed projects and compare against quote to improve system
Additional
- To conduct yourself both internally and externally in a professional manner at all times, acting as a good ambassador for the company.
- Integral in building the Cunningham Gardens brand and keeping our clients happy
- Networking/building industry relationships - Attend industry seminars/meetings etc
- Accompanying Managing Director to business coaching & relevant seminars/events
- To undertake any other reasonable management requests
- To be a flexible, supportive and considerate member of the team
Knowledge & Experience:
- Relevant experience / qualifications in landscaping industry
- Understanding of the main aspects of landscape construction
- Advanced knowledge of H&S requirements
- Contract Manager experience
- Advanced knowledge of project plans and budgets
- Experience of working on more than one project at once
- The ability to meet deadlines
- Previous experience in landscape estimating
- Excellent literacy and numerical skills and experience of budget & financial management
- Excellent analytical skills
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft suite of products
- Excellent knowledge of Xero accounting software
Salary: £30,000 pro rata
Start April 1st
This is a full time position with overtime to be undertaken when required to meet the demands of the business.
If you think you are the perfect fit for this role and would love to work with us, please click the button below to apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Education:
- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:
- estimating: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person