Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Description

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

Requirements

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

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance