COINS Commercial Project Manager

12 months Fixed Term Contract

Location: Stafford

Salary -60000 GBP per Year

Description of role

• To become a part of the existing COINS project team delivering the successful completion of the COINS implementation within the business. Existing CVR, Materials, Subcontract and Overhead Procurement (P1)
• Learn current business and COINS processes
• Learn the background COINS configuration architecture
• Work on refining and embedding Commercial best practice (with the Best Practice Group)
• Work on refining training materials
• Work on defining future training requirements - existing and new starters (with IT trainers)
• Define any required changes to COINS configuration and submit to the Change Control Board
• Define any required software enhancements and submit to the Change Control Board Implementation of BoQ Oversee the design, build, testing, training and implementation of COINS BoQ - along with the COINS project team and regional Super users
• Work with Group Procurement on group procurement pricing and define how it will be managed in COINS BoQ
• Develop standard house type bills for the new house type range
• Develop standard house type bill variants
• Other Day to day support of Commercial COINS users
• Liaison with COINS consultants regarding issues
• Attend the COINS Project Control Group
• Coordinate the activities of the Commercial Best Practice Group
• Coordinate the activities of the regional Commercial Super users
• Define any reports development requirements - work with Steve Kent on development, testing and implementation of new reports/dashboards
• Work on continued refinement of user access/security/buyer limits
• Work on refinement of COINS menu structures
• Work on implementation of COINS desktop
• Assist with the COINS upgrade testing
• Test and implement any new COINS functionality available after the upgrade - notably the CVR Site Overheads functionality

Person Specification

Education, training or qualifications

• Degree in Commercial, Surveying or other desirable..
• CSCS Card.

Relevant experience

• COINS knowledge essential
• Experience working within a residential house builder.
• A good understanding or building regulations and legal obligations.
• A good knowledge or construction methods and materials.
• Experience or people management and project leading.
• Delivers result in terms of financial performances of projects.

Special skills or knowledge

• Strong mathematical and IT ability
• Ability to assess and analyse information.
• Good business sense.
• Good understanding of budget management.

Negotiating and networking skills.

• Contractual experience Interpersonal skills and attitude
• Excellent communications skills.
• Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work.
• Good team working skills.
• Accurate with an eye for detail.
• A methodical approach.
• Capable of strategic vision.
• Decision making/problem solving/multi-tasking.

Special Circumstances

• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it.
• Desire to work with all departments and create an enjoyable working environment by 'working together'.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.