Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

You will be primarily working alongside an Associate or Director to successfully manage and deliver cost management duties on various capital projects across the East of England.

The role will cover the whole project lifecycle from initial inception/business case development estimates, through to cost planning, the RIBA design stages, procurement and onto the site delivery, commissioning and operational stages.

You should possess the skills and experience to actively support the internal team, manage and mentor more junior staff on individual projects as well as technically complex projects, typically ranging between £1m to £40m (construction cost).

You will help develop collaborative relationships with our existing clients and other professional colleagues within the industry. Demonstrate an ability and desire to obtain increasing understanding of a client’s business, demonstrating Client focus.

Successful delivery of projects with minimum supervision, ensuring tasks on projects are managed and completed efficiently, on time and with a keen desire to maintain client’s satisfaction leading to continued and further business.

Day to day main client point of contact for projects.

Be enquiring, proactive and challenge where appropriate our own existing methods / processes to demonstrate value for money to the Client.

Minimum Requirements

• Well developed interpersonal and communication skills are key.
• Ability to develop long term relationships with all team members, and effectively balance people and processes.
• You will ideally be a self-motivated individual from a consultancy or client organisation background with the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team.
• Proven experience in a consulting environment/client organisation providing the full spectrum of Cost Management services including Pre Contract Estimating; Procurement; Contract Administration, Cost Reporting and Final Account resolution.
• Solid and practised core measurement skills with experience of quantified procurement routes.
• Experience of Education, Healthcare and Science projects and clients is advantageous.
• Previous experience of managing internal resources, including the training and mentoring of more junior staff members.
• Good Understanding of contracts (JCT and NEC).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Degree Qualified – BSc or MSc – in Quantity Surveying / Cost Management. Professional Qualified – Chartered Status with the RICS or other equivalent institution Full clean UK driving license, and a willingness to travel. CSCS card holder