Construction Cost Manager

2 months ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom OCS Recruitment Ltd Full time
About the Role

As a Construction Cost Manager with OCS Recruitment Ltd, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the contractual control and cost management across a wide range of projects for the region. You will have exposure to the full project lifecycle, from initial enquiry through to project delivery.

Key Responsibilities
  • Understand the principles of safety on sites and projects, ensuring a safe working environment for all personnel.
  • Regular site visits and liaison with the production team to ensure projects are progressing as planned.
  • Support the Safety Director and Safety team in the application of safety policy and practice, addressing any safety concerns promptly.
  • Prepare and review tenders with estimators, assisting with understanding client requirements and offering value engineering.
  • Provide early cost advice to clients on variations, ensuring only authorized variations are undertaken.
  • Offer technical advice on drawings, ensuring each project has the correct documentation.
  • Manage the end-to-end commercial aspects of assigned projects to maximize value, collaborating with the Finance and Procurement departments accordingly.
  • Ensure all commercial accountabilities are undertaken in a timely manner, with a high degree of accuracy and measure.
  • Analyze rates and prices, agreement of variations and/or compensation events as required.
  • Identify and analyze potential debt risks and negotiate financial reconciliation with 3rd parties to provide reasonable solutions.
  • Forecast monthly and annual profit figures, ensuring figures are maintained throughout the lifetime of the project.
  • Build strong working relationships with clients, including social networking.
About the Requirements
  • The ideal candidate will be working within the groundworks and civil engineering industry in a similar role, with computer literacy, good financial and commercial acumen, and strong communication and organizational abilities.
  • GCSE minimum 7 A-C/5-9, including math and English.
  • Minimum 3 years' experience as a Trainee Quantity Surveyor and/or Assistant Quantity Surveyor.
  • General knowledge of contractual terms within construction.
  • Excellent PC skills, particularly in Excel.
  • Strong mathematical ability.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Skilled at gathering and interpreting data and information.
  • Ability to produce a range of cost value reports.
  • Take on new concepts quickly.
  • Effective communicator (written and verbal).


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