Boden Group | Facilities Management Recruitment Agency | FM and Property Recruitment

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Our down to earth, flexible construction consultancy client is looking for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their team, the individual can be based from either their Birmingham or Derby office and must have at least 1 years recent experience in a professional consultancy practice.

Quantity Surveyor Projects:
Some of the exciting projects in the pipeline that the individual could be involved in consist of a 5* hotel re-structure and fit out in Mayfair, various retirement village projects with on site Leisure facilities, Commercial, Healthcare + more!

The Assistant Quantity Surveyors role with be to assist the Quantity Surveying team to meet the demands of the business.

This will include the following duties + more:

• Assisting the support staff with general office duties.
• Support Senior Surveyors and Directors with research, analysis, documentation and the like as necessary.
• Allocate work to subordinates.
• Draft fee proposals for Director approval.
• Provide risk management.
• Undertake cost analysis for various projects.
• Prepare tender and contract documents.
• Analyse tenders and provide recommendations.
• Draft interim and final payments to contractors.
• Provide financial information, reports, cashflows and any other relevant cost information from feasibility to completion.
• Prepare and negotiate final accounts.

The company encourage and can support staff members with their APC/ Chartership and offer plenty of responsibility and progression.

The company prides themselves on their staff retention so are looking for individuals who are keen to to show loyalty and longevity in the company and in turn will be rewarded.

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Business Development Manager
Leeds
£23,000 - £30,000 + Car Allowance + Package
 
Boden Group have an opportunity for an experience sales professional to join a leading waste and recycling solutions provider as a Business Development Manager.

Our client is an award winning, family run business who operate across North and Central England. They are looking for a sale’s minded and hardworking professional to join their team to increase business within the Yorkshire Region.
 
Responsibilities: 

• Business to Business Sales.
• Door to Door Canvassing selling the clients services and unique benefits.
• Improve and upsell existing customers Waste solution including General and Recycling waste.
• Completion of site risk assessments ton ensure the safety of customers and the client.
• Active control of personal pipeline through the clients CRM and attend to any and all enquiries.
• Ensure all opportunities meet the “Business Fit” and can pass the clients credit check.
• Examine the market and competitor activities.
• Attend and or participate in Regional Networking events to showcase the clients potential and opportunities.
• Complete and Meet monthly KPI’s.
• Attend and participate in monthly client sales meetings.
• Book personal appointments with key personal in targeted organisations.
• Cross Sell the client’s additional services.
• Assist the Service and Admin Team with implementation of new services. 

Personal Attributes: 

• 1+ Business to Business sales experience
• Experience in selling serviced contracts
• Experience in Telemarketing/appointment booking
• Minimum GCSE Qualifications but NVQ in Business Management Desirable
• Knowledge of sales process and the sales stages
• Knowledge of the environmental sector.
• Experienced in negotiation
• Experienced in Microsoft Office
• Full UK Driving License is a must. 

To apply for this role, please contact me via [email protected]

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Your new company
  
Our customer is a leading consultancy services business who works across a number of disciplines including engineering with a range of sectors including defence and aerospace.
  
Your new role
They are now seeking an experienced CAFM/MI specialist to work with a number of clients within their portfolio. The key aspects of the role will include;
  
Analysis of day-to-day operations of the CAFM system
Ensuring contractual obligations are delivered and sustained
Managing best practise across the portfolio
Client management including formal reporting and relationship management.
Compliance with change control processes.
Ensuring full audit trail in place to satisfy internal, and external auditors
What you'll need to succeed
You will ideally have a background in computer science/MI systems with a good working knowledge of CAFM systems such as Maximo or Concept. Good organizational and reporting skills are also important for the role and it will involve occasional travel to client sites.
  
What you'll get in return
They can offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to work on a wide variety of contracts.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, please apply through this advert with your up-to-date CV or at Boden Resource on 0121 702 1464.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Associate Director 
Our Client is a Boutique Consultancy firm providing advice to occupiers, developers and institutional investors across a variety of sectors including Logistics & Industrial, Offices, Student Accommodation and Residential. 

The Value of projects typically range from £20million to £50million and exceptionally up to £100million and currently the most busy sector of the business is the Logistics & Industrial projects.
  
Associate Director Key responsibilities:

• Acting as the Project Lead and managing a team of project managers
• Manging the pre-purchase technical due diligence process.
• Managing the post-acquisition period of the project, leading the technical team through a series of gateways covering the RIBA stages 1-4.
• Identifying, agreeing, and managing the procurement process and reporting to the client.
• Managing the technical team through the construction phase and post construction phases of the project.
• Acting as role model and mentor to graduate and assistant project managers within the team.
• Representing the company in a professional manner and developing strong working relationships with clients and colleagues alike.
• Recognising our client facing role is acting as a trusted advisor.
• Managing clients’ expectations.

Experience Required / Person Specification

• 7+ years PQE and having delivered multiple Projects of Value above £10million.
• Demonstrable experience of front to end development experience.
• Industrial development experience is a must have!
• EA experience would be ideal.
• Ability to demonstrate business development and work winning ability. 
• Able to take the lead on projects with assistance from Grad/Assistant PMs
• Ability to analyse quantitative data.
• Confident individual with a professional attitude.
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• A team player with a proactive and flexible approach.
• Bringing an attitude of collaboration, willingness to work strategically but recognising that the devil is in the detail.

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Maintenance Manager – Facilities Management
Essex
£40,000 + Call out Allowance + Package
  
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced FM professional to join a worldwide leading Facilities Management provider, as the new Maintenance Manager working on very professional Ministry of Defence contract. If you believe you are ready for a step up in your career or believe you can add your existing skills to add the value required for this role then this is something you can really get in stuck in on. You will have the opportunity to manage a team of multi skilled and talented engineers completing PPM and reactive maintenance across two buildings and be responsible for them making continuous improvements to all maintenance activities.
  
The Company:
  

• Leading FM Service provider

  
Day to day:
  

• To develop and maintain the maintenance database (MyMCS) for site services plant, systems and equipment
• Be the responsible POC for all staff support
• To lead and develop a team of multi skilled engineers to complete PPM and reactive maintenance
• Be responsible for any training required for the team and make sure it all is up to date
• Be in charge of all M&E sub-contractors when on site
• To make sure all equipment is functioning to a high standard on site
• To be conversant with relevant Safety, Health and Environment legislation and be able to write work risk assessments.

  
The Candidate:
  

• To have had experience in a supervisor position
• A preferable apprenticeship served in M+E Maintenance
• To have a minimum of an ONC or NVQ 3 qualification.
• To have 4 years + of relevant experience
• A preference of a manufacturing background
• To be conversant with relevant Safety, Health and Environment legislation and be able to write work risk assessments.
• To understand and have knowledge of site plant, equipment and factory services

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This is a special opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join a consultancy team within a Multi-national Real Estate Company with a fantastic reputation.

The individual will be working on projects mainly in the Commercial and Retail sectors as well as being involved with high-rise Resi and Commercial projects in the future. Some of the main clients consist of household-name tech giants and leading social media brands.

The company offer flexible working opportunities and promote a good work/life balance, they have a large budget for social activities and good support for APC candidates.

Assistant Project Manager Specification:

• 1-2 years experience in a UK Construction/Real Estate consultancy
• A relevant degree in Real Estate/Construction
• Confident personality
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Ambitious and keen to progress
• Previous retail/office fit out experience beneficial but not essential

Please note the office will be Birmingham based but travel to site's elsewhere will be required as part of the role.

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Been thinking about a career in marketing? Maybe you’re a recent graduate, or you have some experience as a marketing assistant or doing marketing as part of a wider role.
 
We’re looking for someone who’s hungry and driven, wanting to build their career and take ownership of their own marketing expertise.

You’ll get to make this role your own, and discover your own niche - you’ll have fun, be highly rewarded, fully trusted, and you will be supported to develop and progress your career.

 
Who are we?
 
Boden Group is a vibrant, high performing recruitment organisation that specialises in the wonderful worlds of Facilities and Property.
 
At Boden Group, we believe that if we get it right with our people, our people will take care of our clients, candidates, each other, and our business.
 
Our culture is informal, hard-working and kind. The team is talented and supportive. Everyone pulls together to get results. We're also really committed to working with integrity, doing the right thing and building a company we are truly proud of.
 
Community is very important to us and through our partnerships with local charities, we have been able to give back to our communities through a range of initiatives, and continue to do so.
 
What we’ll help you with:
Becoming an expert – no matter what your interest or experience level within the marketing sphere, we’ll support you to develop your talents into an expertise that will form the foundation of your career. You’ll learn your subject matter, and go as deep as you wish within your chosen specialism.
Developing your career – every member of our team has a personal development plan that is tailored to helping them to succeed. We want our team members to use Boden as a tool to climb as high as they want. We’ll do whatever we can to help you achieve your career aims. You’ll be supported to take charge of your own earning potential and drive your own journey.
Having a voice – our company culture is important to us, and every individual that joins us plays an integral part in that culture. The individuality that our people bring to the table adds value, improves our empathy, and creates the best possible atmosphere to work in. We’ll encourage you to use your voice, your personality, and your experience to make us a better place to work.
 
And now about you:

• You are hungry to learn and willing to turn your hand to anything if it means learning a new skill or developing an area of expertise. Whether it's performance marketing, social media, SEO, or design, you're ready to get stuck in.
• You've got initiative. You want to grow, and you want to own things. After some initial guidance and a clear goal, you can take responsibility for projects and delivery, knowing when to ask for help.
• You're not scared of fast. In fact, it's your favourite speed. We're a high growth recruitment company so you need to be someone who thrives in that environment.
• You're a people person – ready to get stuck in and get to know the team, helping them to build their personal brand on LinkedIn.
• You're full of ideas and you'll be working in a team where you'll be listened to and have a chance to influence marketing strategy and planning.
• You're great with words and can draft press releases, write social media copy, and craft beautiful emails.

 
You should also be:
 
Tremendously ambitious - This opportunity will be whatever you make it. We’re looking for someone who will grab it with both hands in order to develop a career and move up the ladder with us. We want brave, curious individuals who question "how might we?" and inspire the rest of the business to do the same.
 
A brand advocate - When a brand gets under your skin you can't help but live and breathe it.
 
A sponge – You want to learn. You’re not afraid of asking questions, and you’re not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them.
 
Ideally, you’ll have:

• A marketing degree or 1-2 years of experience in marketing roles
• Sound knowledge of marketing and experience with running social media campaigns
• A creative mind
• An interest in design or a creative background is a bonus

 
Important things to know...
 
Timing: We'd like to have the right person join as soon as possible.
 
Flexibility: The role can be done flexibly. It can also be part-time if you like, although in that case you are likely to need to have highly relevant experience as you'll have less time to learn things from scratch. We welcome parents and would love to discuss any other working arrangements that make it possible for you to be part of our team.
 
Salary: The salary for this role is £23,000-£27,000. We also have some awesome benefits –
 
✔️ 4.5-day working week
✔️ Flexible working
✔️£1000 a year to spend on your wellbeing
✔️Mental health and counselling support
✔️High flyers reward meals
✔️Annual incentive trips abroad
✔️Cycle to work scheme
✔️Healthy breakfasts, CSR activities and social events
✔️Benefits and savings platform
✔️A full development plan
✔️Massive career development opportunities
 
Location: The team is based in Birmingham, near the NEC, so you’ll need to be able to drive, and we need someone who can be around enough to get to know everyone.

We're committed to making this recruitment fair and equal, so we're not accepting CVs for the role. The first round is an application form that will be "blind" scored to reduce the chance of unconscious bias.
Please apply here: https://forms.gle/7d1CdBc6yhFWN9Kw9
Or email [email protected]

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Boden Group are excited to be recruiting for a market leading Construction and Property business, recruiting for an Accounts Assistant

As an Accounts Assistant, you will be part of a busy Accounts Department and your duties interconnect with others in the accounting team. Therefore, you must be a team-player, confident in your own ability, responsible, familiar with a bought ledger environment. This is an essential role in the finance department 
 
This role requires you to work closely with the Buying department, ensuring that invoices are correct and logged accordingly, whilst aiding with invoice queries.

Duties:

• Scanning, Coding, and logging invoices onto the accounting system.
• Answering telephone as first point of call for all suppliers, handling queries
• Populating & maintaining Invoice Query Log
• Sole point of contact to liaise with buying department to resolve purchase order queries.
• Collation of proof of delivery where required.
• Requesting Invoice approvals from department heads and follow up non approval and reasons- resolve issues long-term with supplier.
• Reconciling and filing supplier statements
• Setting up new supplier account details
• Collation of support for weekly Supplier/sub-contractor payments

 
You will be/have:

• Good level of analytical and numerical skills.
• Able to work autonomously as well as take direction when needed.
• Flexible to meet demands of the role.
• Able to prioritise own workload and use own initiative to meet deadlines.
• Ability to build good line of communication and professional relationships with Suppliers and subcontractors.
• Experience of COINS accounting system would be desirable but not essential.

Please apply below if this role sounds of interest!

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Boden Group are excited to be working with a leading property business, recruiting for a Project Accountant 

As a Project Accountant it will be your responsibility to work with key members of the finance team and the wider organisation to manage development cost appraisals, draw down process from funders, projecting portfolio level cash flows, and to deliver meaningful financial information.

Duties:

• To produce accurate monthly management accounts for several projects and include financial insights.
• Proactive monitoring of income and expenditure for each project, reviewing transactions, analysing spend and variances
• Business partnering with the Investment and Development, finance, and operational teams.
• Preparation of supporting documentation to enable draw down of loans on a portfolio of bank facilities, with a view to fund developments.
• Calculating and requesting funds from joint venture partners in line with JV agreements- providing financial clarification where necessary.
• Calculating and paying profits to Joint Venture Partners when applicable.
• Raising invoices for construction projects in line with surveyor valuations and project management fees.

 You will be/have:

• Good communication skills, with the ability to present ideas in a clear format, and professional manner, often to non-financial people.
• Ability to think outside the box and be able to put forward own ideas to drive improvements
• Confidence to liaise with external organisations and individuals.
• A CCAB part-qualified accountant or qualified.

Please apply below if this role sounds of interest!

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Boden Group are excited to be recruiting for a market-leading FM business, for a Finance Business Partner, joining an exciting team within the business, where you will own a portfolio of contracts. 

This role offers true working flexibility, with the role predominately based at home and some office travel, which can be based at any regional hub.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the onsite teams and across all business functions by providing financial information and interpretation, undertaking proactive analytical and other investigations, contributing to improved performance. 
• Provide expert accounting, and reporting on your contracts, completing balance sheet and cash flow forecasting as required
• Work with the Operations team, to ensure that plans, budgets and forecasts for the contract are both challenging and achievable.
• Partner with the Operations team to shape and manage performance KPI’s.
• Manage the delivery of all financial processes to the contract
• Manage and drive through process changes that will positively affect working practices and financial reporting
• Provide proactive input into contract negotiations and decision making initiatives 
• Drive for value at the bottom line, with a focus on revenue enhancement
• Work closely with the commercial function.

You will have:

• Previous relevant experience in a Finance Business Partner role
• Good financial & commercial knowledge 
• Strong data analysis skills
• Good communicator and strong inter-personal skills
• ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW Qualified
• FM experience (preferable)
• Knowledge of SAP

Please apply below if this could be of interest!

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Boden Group are excited to be recruiting for a Project Financial Controller to join a market-leading Construction business. This role is perfect for somebody with strong financial accounting processes, who also enjoys business partnering and is keen to get involved with the Commercial teams.

Duties:

• We are looking for a Project Financial Controller to join our Building Services team to support our Defence contracts at Northwood and MOD Main Building.
• Responsibility for all financial aspects of confidential public sector projects.
• Reporting to the Project Commercial Lead and ultimately to the Defence Commercial Leader, the Project Financial Controller will aid managerial planning and commercial decision-making by providing appropriate financial information and undertaking related accounts administration, including month end journals and submissions, budgeting and forecasting and any other finance related reports.
• The Project Financial Controller will have the responsibility of tracking all costs and expenditure on the Project supported by the Accounts Administrator.
• The Project Financial Controller will ensure that any expenditure exceeding budgets, forecasts or delegated authority limits have the correct authorisations before a purchase order is raised and cost is incurred.
• The Project Financial Controller will oversee financial management of all capital works joint venture agreements including intercompany cost and value transfers.
• Compliance with statutory regulations
• Accurate reporting of monthly cost value reconciliation
• Effective and timely management accounting and forecasting to required governance standards
• Commercial awareness, with an interest in business and an understanding of how an organisation works and manages resource
• Managing the finance interfaces between capital works, maintenance and lifecycle considerations.
• Working with Department commercial and operational teams to ensure optimum productivity, value for money, efficiency and innovation
• Understand and ensure compliance with the contract standards and procedures in respect to all commercial activities.
• Leading by example in the championing of end to end ownership, empowerment and business culture & values
• Ensure cash collection is optimised through strong working capital management and working with the Operations team to drive

Person:

• CIMA/ACCA/ICAEW qualified
• Strong business partnering skills
• Relevant financial experience within a contracting organisation
• The ability to explain complex financial information in a clear way
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to work with colleagues at all levels  
• Professionalism and commitment
• IT proficiency e.g. MS Excel – pivot tables, data handling and manipulation via Power BI
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong governance and control applying relevant guidance as necessary

Please apply below if this role sounds of interest!

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We are looking for an enthusiastic, MRICS Senior Project Manager or Associate Director who has experience managing their own multimillion pound, complex projects, to join a niche Project Management consultancy in Central London. The candidate does not need to be based in London as the consultancy will give the Project Manager to work from anywhere in the UK with travel to site when required.

The Project Management construction consultancy are focused on, quality, innovation and adding value to their clients. They work closely with clients to build deep and trusted relationships, which leads to a high level performance and results. They believe that every client should have access to experienced senior resource and pride themselves in ensuring the right people deliver the right projects.  

Senior Project Manager  / Associate Director Requirements:

• Degree educated – 2:1 or above. Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Real Estate Management or similar. Preferably MRICS or MCIOB accredited.
• Preferably Project Management, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying or Engineering background.
• Ability to work on all project stages, including feasibility/consulting, but fundamentally good project managers.
• Able to work autonomously.

Capable of working on both public and private sectors.

• Experience working for a consultancy in the UK.
• Experience in working on Leisure, Commercial, Residential and Further Education sectors
• Worked on larger projects.

 
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious consultancy, and help them to grow over the coming years, and become a senior member of the team. There is excellent opportunities for career progression, working with blue chip clients. There is massive opportunities to work with all their clients and have exposure to their projects from the first day.
They are offering a competitive salary and package, plus they pay professional memberships and for any additional training that’s required.

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