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Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager📍 Midlands Region – Regional hubs in Wolverhampton & Walsall🕒 Full-time ¦ Hybrid working available Are you a commercially astute leader with a passion for delivering excellence in the built environment? We’re looking for a Commercial Manager to join our Midlands team, supporting a diverse portfolio of Planned, Decarbonisation, and High-Rise works.What You’ll DoAs a Commercial Manager, you’ll lead all commercial activities across pre- and post-contract phases, ensuring robust governance, profitability, and performance. You’ll: Drive financial outcomes across turnover, profit, cash flow, and rebate targets. Lead tender strategies and project business plans. Manage commercial reporting, risk, and contract compliance. Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and the supply chain. Develop and mentor a high-performing commercial team. Champion innovation, sustainability, and corporate responsibility.What You’ll Bring Proven experience in commercial management within social housing, construction, or maintenance sectors. Strong financial and commercial acumen with a track record of delivering profitable outcomes. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Experience working across varied contract types and durations. Ideally, a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.What’s in It for You? 💰 Competitive salary + up to 15% bonus (based on business performance) 🚗 Car or car allowance 🌴 27 days annual leave 💼 8% employer pension contribution 🏡 Flexible and hybrid working options 📈 Career development and leadership opportunitiesGiven the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting 📩 Once you a apply one of the Recruitment Team will then be in contact to discuss the role in more detail and advise of next steps.

IT Risk and Policy Analyst

The IT Risk, Policy & Training Analyst is responsible for managing IT risks, monitoring audit actions, maintaining IT policies and procedures, and supporting GDPR compliance. The role ensures effective governance and compliance across IT processes, providing a framework for the identification, mitigation, and management of risks.This position bridges technical and governance aspects, ensuring alignment with company standards and regulatory requirements, while fostering collaboration across teams to embed robust IT practices: Ensuring that all IT risk and IT audit actions are highlighted, monitored, and escalated where appropriate. Maintaining the suite of IT policies and procedures. Providing support to the Privacy Team in ensuring GDPR compliance.Main accountabilities: Assisting in managing IT Risk Register inputs and outcomes, liaising with IT SLT & Group Assurance and external auditors as appropriate.Liaising with other teams to ensure SLAs in scope are met.Identifying policy/procedure gaps and working with SMEs to create the material.Managing review process for existing IT policies and procedures, updating, or archiving as requiredBuilding strong relationships in IT & across the business to facilitate the adoption of agreed IT policies and procedures.Assisting with tracking the annual DR testing programme.Assisting the Privacy Team in ensuring DPIAs are completed where required.KnowledgeSome experience of working in an IT function or in an audit/governance roleKnowledge of IT risk management and IT governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) would be an advantage but not essential.Understanding of cybersecurity risks and controls would be an advantage but not essential.Understanding of GDPR requirements would be an advantage but not essential.Experienced Microsoft Office user (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)Qualifications ITIL trained would be an advantage but not essential.IT risk management or cybersecurity certification would be an advantage, otherwise a desire to work towards achieving formal qualification.Skills Excellent oral and written communication skills, with high attention to detailAbility to produce high quality, detailed outputs.Good analytical skillsHighly organised and able to implement and manage robust governance processes.Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills across a wide range of stakeholders.WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & bonus Flexible working Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity. Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Multi/floorlayer

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled Floorlayer to join our WPS Responsive team in Walton-on-Thames. This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone with experience in domestic flooring, particularly within social housing or responsive maintenance environments.Key Responsibilities:• Install a variety of flooring types including vinyl, carpet tiles, and safety flooring.• Prepare subfloors using screed, plywood, or latex compounds.• Carry out repairs and replacements in occupied and void properties.• Ensure all work is completed to a high standard and in line with health and safety regulations.• Liaise with tenants and clients to ensure minimal disruption and excellent customer service.What We’re Looking For:• Proven experience as a floorlayer, ideally in a social housing or responsive repairs setting.• NVQ Level 2 in Floorcovering Occupations or equivalent (preferred).• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.• Full UK driving licence.• Willingness to undergo a Basic DBS check at offer stage.Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Senior Planner

Wates Construction are looking for a Senior Planner to join our team in Suffolk, delivering high-profile, technically complex projects.We’re looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, brings sharp analytical thinking and proven planning expertise, and is eager to challenge the norm with innovative solutions. If you're ready to make an impact and push boundaries in your planning career, we’d love to hear from you.ABOUT THE ROLEOur Senior Planners are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role is to provide an effective and professional planning and programming services for pre-contract and project teams.As our Senior Planner you will:· Instigate and monitor a balanced suite of performance measurement criteria throughout a project’s lifecycle· Ensure proper integration of design and procurement elements of programmes with construction· Produce integrated tender programme and method statement and present proposals to settlement meeting· Change management: review programme effect of changes and advise on EOT issues· Produce schedules as well as obtain and analyse quotes for all time-related preliminariesWHAT WE OFFER· Competitive salary & profit share scheme· Flexible working· Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)· Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)· Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…· Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.· Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/ We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.  If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies, discuss career opportunities in strict confidence or need anything to make our recruitment process easier, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly or via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.  As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships. Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting