Senior Commercial Consultancy Manager (Highways)

Description

• Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates, products and hence improve the services provided to the clients.
• Being a key interface with client, stakeholders and other consultants at all project stages.
• Handling of contractual frameworks and standard form of contract.
• Managing, estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
• Conducting feasibility studies, advising on procurement strategies and contract selection, writing and undertaking procurement reports. Applying the value management techniques at the outset of a project.

Requirements

• Sound knowledge and ability to undertake and advise on contract administration.
• Cost planning, budgeting and estimating experience.
• Previous experience in a cost consultancy practice in a similar role.
• Previous experience of managing people and risk management.
• Understanding of hot topic issues such as sustainability, social value, carbon reduction impacting public sector.
• Knowledge of value engineering and life cycle costing.
• A degree in quantity surveying/cost management or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of industry best practice.
• Previous experience working with highways projects/frameworks.
• Professional membership i.e. MRICS/RICS.

Benefits

• Safety first - Going home safe and well

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance