Assistant Project Cost Manager/Cost Manager - (Rail Sector)

Description

• Lead or support Project cost/commercial Management commissions, taking responsibility for their successful delivery.
• Consolidating and documenting the fundamental components of projects (scope, schedule, resource requirements, budgets, risks, opportunities and issues, and quality requirements).
• Understand the value of the programme/project beyond the financial impact, coordinating multi- discipline teams to agreed and achievable objectives
• Help ensure commissions are managed and completed efficiently, on time budget and to the client’s satisfaction.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, engineering, and others to deliver the client requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the Construction Design Management Regulations Act of 2015.
• Assist in the management ofstakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
• Provide support to SPM project manager on contract management services on NEC4 contracts, administering through a contract management system.
• Accountable for the cost/commercial management delivery of projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time, cost and quality, in accordance with the GRIP or PACE.
• Provide the required reports and attend Managing project reviews at appropriate points throughout the project lifecycle which will inform governance decisions of projects by providing evaluations of progress, performance, risk, contingency, and continuing relevance.
• Advise the client on procurement strategies and review tender documentation.
• Help Identify and monitor project risks (threats and opportunities), plan and implement mitigations to them, and respond to other issues that affect the project.
• Provide effective support and mentoring to Graduates and Apprentices.
• Establish, and implement, where necessary, cost/commercial management protocols to change the scope of projects and update configuration documents as required.
• Accountable for the production and maintenance of project documentation, including timelines, resource allocation, project execution strategies and reports.
• Accountable for managing the safe and effective delivery of all projects from low complexity single discipline through to high complexity multi-disciplinary projects to meet client requirements to time, cost, quality, and performance.
• Support the project sponsor in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements.

Requirements

• Experience in the built environment as client-side Project Manager
• Successful relevant experience in a project cost/commercial management environment including experience in team management, planning, contracting and delivery of projects.
• A project management qualification such as APM PMQ or PRINCE2 would be desirable.
• Working towards membership of a related professional body preferably (APM, CIOBRICS or equivalent) would be desirable
• Knowledge of railway assets and how they are managed.
• A relevant degree such as in project managementquantity surveying or equivalent, engineering, environmental science, construction, or relevant subject. Alternatively, relevant experience in industry would be considered acceptable for exceptional candidates.
• Experience of project budget management and ability to understand and interpret commercial and financial landscapes (budgets, forecasts, actual status).
• Demonstrable experience resource planning and supporting the development of less experienced resources within the team
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of NEC3/4 contract management, ideally with Accreditation.
• Application of Construction Design Management within the rail industry.
• A minimum 3 years’ experience, providing a full spectrum of PM cost/commercial management services including general contract management and administration, proactively engaging with relevant stakeholders and ensuring delivery within the agreed parameters.
• Experience of working in the Rail industry with an understanding of railway systems and processes such as GRIP or PACE.
• Ability to undertake and successfully complete security screening checks.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance