Cost Planner

An exciting opportunity for a **Cost Planner** to join the Kier Mechanical & Electrical business working on a key project in London.

**Job Title**:Cost Planner (MEPH)

**Location**: London & Basingstoke

**Contract**: Permanent, full-time

Kier Mechanical & Electrical (KME) has an exciting opportunity for an individual to join its highly successful commercial team. The added benefit of being part of Kier is that we are at the forefront of Technology, utilising Modern Methods of Construction (MMoC) and bringing innovation, while setting Social and Sustainable standards. A company that truly makes safety, wellbeing, environmental and social responsibilities the heart of how we operate.

KME are an internal MEP self-delivery business within the Kier group, supporting the internal regional businesses across the UK and the Strategic Projects business on complex and challenging projects that range from £5m to £140m. The business has a full design, construct and commissioning capability. The business has been operating for over 50 years with a track record for delivering on developing staff, repeat business and successful projects.

**Responsibilities**

The role will report to the MEP Commercial Manager Director and have the full responsibility for managing all Cost plans commercial items regarding the MEP Services delivery of the mechanical services supported by and electrical biased across multiple London projects delivering to high standards on the following items:

- Benchmarking Processes
- Accurate Cost planning from Stage 2 Information through to Stage 4 Information.
- Setting up and maintaining simple and complex benchmarking data
- Identification and costing of project specific costs
- Production of cost plans from elemental, hybrid to package detailed formats.

As a senior team member in this self-delivery business, integration and collaborative working with other Kier Businesses is essential along with supporting, implementing and compliance with Kier's SHE policy and procedures, all legal requirements, Commercial Standards, and Kier Group's best practices.

**Who are we looking for?**
- Holder of a Full UK Drivers Licence, and happy to travel and work from Basingstoke office 1 day a week.
- Ability to maintain relationships with clients, customers and suppliers key stakeholders
- Experienced in Cost Planning projects across the UK and of varying MEP values from £5 Million to £150 Million.
- Experienced in Cost planning across multiple sectors including Education, Commercial, Science, Healthcare, Defence and Blue Light.
- High level of competence in digital construction methods and tools

**Benefits at Kier**

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

- new and enhanced family friendly policies
- 26 days annual leave
- Green car scheme
- Match pension up to 7.5%

**Who is Kier?**

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress.

Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it’s through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.

**Diversity and inclusion**

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.