Senior Cost Manager
3 weeks ago
Role Overview
ChandlerKBS is seeking a highly skilled Senior Cost Manager to join our Utilities team, working on projects across South Wales. As a Senior Cost Manager, you will be responsible for contributing to bid and tender preparation, assuming day-to-day delivery responsibility for projects, and ensuring that project fees are in line with approved budgets.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to bid and tender preparation and business development.
- Assume day-to-day delivery responsibility for projects/programmes of work and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks without supervision.
- Monitor project fees and ensure resource and time inputs are in line with approved budgets.
- Ensure that change control processes are effectively managed for the services we provide.
- Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing, and innovation.
- Prepare budget estimates, cost plans, and client reports.
- Provide advice on procurement and contracts.
- Prepare and evaluate tenders, contractor selection, and contract documentation.
- Provide Risk and Value Management.
- Contract administration, including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports, and attendance at project meetings.
- Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation.
- Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
- Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level.
- Manage the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high quality standard.
- Provide leadership to the staff, where required. Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Partner or Associate.
- Mentor and coach team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the Practice and development of their career.
- Ensure service delivery is in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
- Ensure compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable.
- Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
- Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships.
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.
- Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader.
- Ensure filing of project correspondence is maintained in accordance with requirements.
Key Attributes
The ideal candidate will have:
- Negotiation, influence, and delivery skills in a client-facing role.
- Diplomatic skills to deal with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment.
- Prioritization and self-management skills to work in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and organize workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Partner.
- Ability to cope with demanding and changing timeframes.
- Leadership skills to lead a team.
- Ability to create a close-knit team and motivate and mentor the team to work effectively in a dynamic environment.
- A high degree of integrity.
Qualifications and Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
- Ideal degree qualification in construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying, or other RICS-accredited degree.
- MRICS or other equivalent qualification or experience.
- Strong core technical skills.
- Strong interpersonal and team-building skills.
- Good interpersonal skills with both client and staff.
- Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and aptitude for forward planning.
- Energetic and motivated with natural drive and an innovative flair, resourcefulness, and ability to adapt to change.
- Ability to think clearly and make reasoned decisions, explaining the logic employed.
- Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Good experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.
- Extensive experience of industry-standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
- Excellent pre- and post-contract technical cost management skills.
- Extensive knowledge of construction industry technical matters with circa 5 years plus post-qualification experience.
- Strong IT skills, including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and RIPAC.
Benefits
As a Senior Cost Manager at ChandlerKBS, you will have access to a range of benefits, including:
- 24 days annual leave (with the ability to purchase up to 10 extra days)
- Private health insurance
- Life assurance
- Critical illness cover
- Generous pension scheme
- Car allowance (subject to role)
- Annual professional membership fees
- Bespoke training and development plans
- Health and wellbeing initiatives (cycle to work scheme/gym discounts/EAPs)
About Us
ChandlerKBS is an equal opportunities employer, an accredited Investor in People (IIP), and has a RICS-approved APC programme.
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