Location: London/ South East (Hybrid – 3 days in office/ on site and 2 from home)
Our client is a global market leading Construction Consultancy who work across multiple different sectors. Currently seeking a number of Cost Managers/ Quantity Surveyors and Senior Cost Managers/ Quantity Surveyors to join their Infrastructure division.
They are passionate about delivering better outcomes for their clients, helping their people to realise their potential, and doing their part to create a prosperous society.
Invested heavily in their Digital Capabilities – Live Cost Data Reporting on projects and allowing the team to be more efficient and offering their clients quicker and more accurate data.
Job Objectives:
- Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
- Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
- Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
- Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
- Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
- Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice
- Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets
- Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders
- Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
- Leading people and commissions as needed
Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:
- Excellent communication
- Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
- Cost Management
- Change management and control
- Experience of working on Infrastructure projects (Rail, air, marine/ports, utilities, highways)
- Valuation
- Risk Management
- Procurement
- Estimating
- Pricing
- Reporting
- Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
- Sharing best practice
- People management
- Commission management
- Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project lifecycle
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
- Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.
- Candidates must hold full RTW in the UK with no sponsorship needed
Whilst the advert states London, our client is working across the UK, so will look at applicants from other areas of the UK (they have a network of UK offices).
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