Business & Communications Manager

The Qube is a family-run business, established in 2007. The company specialises in SIP panel construction across various sectors, with the Education and Leisure industries at the beating heart of what they do.

We are looking for a confident & ambitious individual to join our team. It's a great opportunity reporting to the Business & Communications Manager (interim period reporting to the Managing Director) It is a diverse role to aid the running of a fast-paced construction business. This individual will support the Business & Communications Manager and #TeamQube to ensure smooth running of the office including social media, marketing, and project related support.

Job-Role:

Communications / Marketing

• Take lead on internal and external communications for the company.


• Ensure the companies message is consistent and engaging.


• Ensure the wider business is on track with strategy and to motivate the team to have a social presence.


• Track, maintain and comment on statistics throughout the month.


• Design and create all the Marketing material to use on all channels.


• To act as the bridge between the company and the outside world.


• To produce high-quality content that engages customers.


• To continuously build brand recognition


• Create communication and marketing strategies for new offering, launches, events, and promotions.


• To lead on design and management of email marketing


• Web site management and content development alongside outsourced provider


• Design and create all marketing videos internally and externally.


• To work with outsourced marketing division to generate new ideas and strategies.


• Develop all company presentation packs and literature.


• To maintain blog creation and support third party companies on strategy and progress


• To organise and attend company events and strategy days / social collab / sponsorship meetings / events.


• Lead on handover marketing days with clients (video testimonials, capturing marketing images etc)


New business

• To assist the Managing Director and Business Development Director with potential prospects / new business


• Organise and attend site surveys if required.


• Keeping a clear audit trail for all communications to prospects


• To ensure the Directors have clear and accurate information of all potential new clients.


• Create tender documents/ returns.


• Support in the whole of the tender/bidding process (including management of document control and portals)


Business Management

• Increase productivity across the company by assisting with different strategies.


• Responsible for company policies, documentation, and all paperwork / administration.


• Work alongside HR to maintain responsibilities / onboard all new employees and recruitment processes.


• Create and amend documentation including contracts.


• Lead and maintain the company HRM system (Breathe)


• To hold / assist meetings with clients, board members and senior management when required.


• Attend and be the face for company networking events / lunches / dinners.


• Lead on H&S management, documentation, recording and training. (CHAS/Accreditations/Factory H&S)


• Lead on CITB funding for business.


Administration

• First point of contact for incoming calls


• First point of contact for visitors arriving on site


• Lead on new office supplies, travel administration.


• Managing fleet vehicles MOTs, insurance, registration changes, Breakdown cover, company insurance


• Managing new client/suppliers


• Working with 3rd party suppliers (Utilities etc)


• Assist with O&M manuals.


• To create training documents and internal process documents (process flows/ training guides)


• Be the general point of contact for office administration and for the whole team.


• Ordering materials, factory supplies, account management for building merchants.


• Live site administration


• Contractor administration
  
  Proven experience in business management


• The ability to create high quality marketing material.


• Excellent communication skills


• Strong leadership skills.


• Hold strong brand ethos.


• Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets.


• Have excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and for ongoing communication with customers and business associates.


• Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients.


• Teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work


• Decision-making skills


• The ability to multitask and prioritise your workload.


• Organisational skills / Negotiating skills.


• A flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.


• Initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.


• Construction environment experience (Office based)


• Creative writing skills to assist with bid writing.


• Full clean driving license with access to car to get to Qube HQ and sites when required.


• Canva / InDesign experience (or other graphic design programme)


• The ability to increase social presence through varying platforms.


Person specification:

• Confident, polite and friendly


• Resilient


• Keen interest in the industry


• Can-do attitude.


• Excellent rapport builder


• Hardworking and honest


• True team player


• Growth mindset
  
  In return / benefits:


• Frequent company events


• Company pension


• Enhanced maternity leave


• Enhanced paternity leave


• On-site gym


• On-site parking


• Frequent team lunches


• Monthly incentive prizes (Employee of the month)


Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £35,000.00-£39,000.00 per year