Estimating / Billing Manager

Murray Recruitment are seeking a skilled Estimating/Billing Manager to join a leading property services company.

This role will be central to ensuring accurate, profitable cost management and billing across a diverse range of projects, from multi-trade reactive repairs to planned property upgrades. The successful candidate will bring expertise in job costing, schedule of rates (SoR), and proficient use of job management systems, ideally SimPRO.

Contract
Permanent, Full Time
Location
Renfrewshire
Specialism
Executive & Management
Salary
£39,000-£43,000 per year
Hours
Monday to Friday, 08:30-17:00
Closing Date
03/12/2024
Reference
MR-5638

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Job Costing and Billing

  • Conduct immediate review and billing of multi-trade reactive and planned jobs, ensuring all completed tasks are accurately costed in the job management system.
  • Evaluate costs at the completion of each job, comparing them against the Schedule of Rates (SoR) to ensure all expenses are accounted for and profit margins are maintained.

Quotations and Estimations

  • Issue quotations for private domestic jobs, using surveys you have conducted or those completed by the lead supervisor. Ensure quotations are prepared within 48 hours of survey completion.
  • Utilise the SoR to prepare precise estimates for labour, materials, and equipment for both private domestic works and social housing projects.

Project Mobilisation

  • For larger projects, oversee the mobilisation process, including material ordering, cost verification, and resource planning to ensure efficiency and budget alignment.

System Management and Customer Liaison

  • Maintain comprehensive records in SimPRO for each stage of the project, ensuring accuracy and diligence in data entry.
  • Attend regular customer meetings, presenting cost analyses, discussing job progress, and agreeing on final costs to maintain profitability.

Additional Support Responsibilities:

  • At the end of each week, support with immediate review and billing of reactive multi-trade jobs and completed planned projects within SimPRO.
  • Verify job costs and compare them against the SoR to ensure costs are fully covered and profitability is sustained.

Experience and Skills Required

  • Experience in an estimating or billing role, with a proven ability to manage job costs and ensure profitability.
  • Strong analytical skills to assess costs accurately and uphold profitability standards.
  • Proficiency in job management systems, with experience in SimPRO being advantageous.
  • Knowledge of Schedule of Rates (SoR) and the ability to work within these guidelines.
  • Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy in cost management and billing tasks.
  • Excellent communication skills for client liaison, presentations, and cost negotiations.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Offering

  • Salary up to £43K DOE
  • Hours of work Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm
  • Pension
  • Holidays
  • Office based position.

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Contract
Permanent, Full Time
Location
South Lanarkshire
Specialism
Executive & Management
Salary
£45,000-£65,000 per year
Reference
MR-5644

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