Company Structure © 2013 Andrew Ross and Peter Williams. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 1

Functional organisation Expertise concentrated in functional areas Departments – Estimating – Planning – Production – Quantity Surveying/commercial management – Buying/procurement/purchasing Little cross-functional staff movement Little cross-sectoral staff movement- civils-Building Little movement client-contractor Functional cultures “clans” © 2013 Andrew Ross and Peter Williams. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2

Expertise Graduate entry – QS – Civil Engineering – Construction Management Professional body membership – RICS – CIOB – ICE © 2013 Andrew Ross and Peter Williams. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 3

Estimating Develop the financial offer – Subcontract selection, send out and quotation – Subcontract quote comparison – Assessment of qualifications and scope Role of quantification – Standard form vs builders quantities – Risk of omission Buying input – Buying report – Bulk quantities – Potential muscle © 2013 Andrew Ross and Peter Williams. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 4

Production Construction director – Precontract assessment – Post contract control Contracts manager – Multiple contracts – Allocated as an overhead – From a site management background Site manager – Coordination of resources – Control of programme – Financial awareness? General foreman – Trade background – Operational management – Materials and labour allocations © 2013 Andrew Ross and Peter Williams. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 5

Commercial management Commercial director – Precontract assessment – Post contract control Managing Surveyor – Multiple contracts – Allocated as an overhead – From a project QS background Site QS – Valuations – Payments – CVR Assistant QS – Subcontract accounts management – Site measurements – Recording costs – Labour allocation sheets © 2013 Andrew Ross and Peter Williams. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 6

Accounting Management accountant – Management reports – Monthly/quarterly Accounts clerks – Data entry – Payment runs – Report production – Query management Accounting information system – Central to financial reports – Sage – Coins © 2013 Andrew Ross and Peter Williams. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 7

Structure © 2013 Andrew Ross and Peter Williams. Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 8