Our story
Beams is on a mission to make home renovation simpler and greener. We’re doing this by building a revolutionary technology platform and marketplace for homeowners and contractors so they can plan, design and build all in one place.
From the moment the customer starts to plan their renovation and selects their design, to final completion, the Beams platform offers a seamless journey, allowing homeowners to take a back seat and oversee construction, while Beams-vetted contractors deliver projects tailored to their clients’ tastes.
This is a unique opportunity to completely overhaul the UK’s attitude to interior design and renovation. We’re well on our way having cultivated a community of top-quality contractors, developed a stream of projects sold, and built a sophisticated supplier ecosystem to support each home renovation.
We’re seeking to grow our team of renovation project managers, grow our contractor community and build out processes & systems to help us bring this vision to life. We want people that can challenge the norms for how renovations work today by identifying better ways to deliver on the customer experience of our contractors and customers throughout the build.
The role
Reporting to our Head of Build, you will play a pivotal role in refining how we cost our build projects, coordinating scheduling of contractors for client works, and ensuring delivery of high quality work to our customers within budget and on time. This role is based 3 days a week out of our office in Old Street.
Your responsibilities
- Work with our planning and design teams to price and validate construction costs associated with our internal renovations
- Work with product to input cost estimates into our costing database, validating line items of work to build a more efficient and accurate construction cost
- Manage a set of projects, conducting regular site visits to monitor progress, reviewing build quality, address issues and queries on site, manage site teams to budget, timeline and quality requirements. Coordinate and collaborate with contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure smooth project execution.
- Manage and validate construction costs and requests for additional charges from ongoing projects
- Build knowledge and expertise related to construction costs and processes, contractors and build processes: support sales efforts as needed.
About you
Essential
- At least 4 years of demonstrated experience working as build construction cost estimating either through prior construction or QS work
- Demonstrated construction stage experience on site in residential renovations with a focus of leading projects from their inception to their successful handover
- Strong process focused, strong communicator, demonstrated ability to work with end customers and contractors.
- Understanding of construction methods, materials, quality standards and regulations
- Ability to read design drawings, check measurements and understand site conditions.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems and establish solutions that prevent these problems happening again.
- Excellent organisational and multitasking skills.
- Good knowledge of Google sheets or Excel, using formulas and developing spreadsheets (not macros etc).
- Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
Desirable
A personal interest in sustainability and creating a greener environment is a plus.
Our culture
Having a positive impact and cultivating a positive company culture are important to us. We reward and applaud people who take action, who get results, who can communicate clearly and straightforwardly, who are always looking to improve things and who turn up everyday with energy and appetite.
Package and Benefits
??Competitive salary subject to experience, and share options giving you a stake in the company’s success
?? 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
?? Opportunities for professional growth and skill development within a fast-paced and collaborative environment
?? Budget for learning & development to support your growth
?? This is a full-time position with a flexible balance of days at our London office at Old Street and home days. This will require visits to building sites as well
At Beams, we're committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We believe diversity of thought, background, and experience drives innovation and success. We're dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of perspectives and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We're an equal opportunities employer, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you're passionate about making renovation simpler and greener and share our commitment to making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply for a role with us, even if you're not sure you're a perfect match. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing how you can contribute to our team.