Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor

Description

• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Financial Management - Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.
• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others.
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.
• Implement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients and the company
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner of project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
• Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change of control processes.
• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
• Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
• Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
• Compiling built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.
• Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
• Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.

Requirements

• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Excellent communication skills.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance