OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.
Why Work for OCS?
✅Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)
As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Bid management – provide support for the commercial content off all business development/focus win activities.
- Ensure OCS’s position is not compromised in any offer made as part of a tender submission.
- Ensure OCS’s contract documents and that flowing down to the supply chain are in line with our Tender submission and the correct alignment of scope, price and programme.
- Review and providing a report to enable sign-off of each project specific ‘commercial plan’, ensuring the Bid team have correctly interpretated and understood contract obligations.
- Capable of carrying out tender analysis of contractor’s quotes.
- Submitting detailed and timely Applications for Payment
- Identifying, reviewing and detailing variations, the preparation and submission of detailed prices including supporting documentation for agreement,
- Preparation of all necessary supporting documentation in support of Final Account submission including negotiating the settlement of the Final Account.
- Analysing actual costs and future expenditure, highlighting any errors or inconsistencies monthly.
- Forecasting estimated value, cost and margin on a monthly basis, reconciling any movements in the month by exception, and reporting on any variances from the tender allowances.
- Pursuing Notices or Certificates for Payment, and the resultant payments that become due, including retentions.
- Reporting by exception of any matter or event that is likely to affect the forecast outturn of a project.
- Developing an understanding of the conditions of contract relating to any project and ensuring the Businesses rights are preserved and entitlement is safeguarded where practicable.
- Processing Subcontract Orders when necessary to meet programme requirements, valuing the work undertaken by Subcontractors and issuing the appropriate Notices and processing payments as necessary.
- Be aware of the agreed programme and be able to identify delays to the progress of the works and report this to Project Manager/Commercial Director for review
What are we looking for?
- Proven negotiation skills.
- Ability to think analytically, and an aptitude for creative thinking.
- A high level of numeracy and commercial awareness.
- Ability to work equally well in team situations or on own.
- Strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage and prioritise resources.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Receptivity and adaptability to change.
- Ability to acknowledge and stay focused during periods of increased workload.
- Experience of administrating client Framework agreements
- Excellent PC skills, including advanced Excel
- Experience in use of CAFM systems
If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
