Cost Management Director in Cambridge

Our Eastern Region Cost Management business unit (Cambridge, Norwich and Peterborough offices) continues to grow, with specific demand within the Education, Healthcare, Science, Commercial, Residential, Care, Industrial and Defence markets where we have successfully secured positions with many high profile clients and on key local projects and programs. As a direct result of this growth, we are currently seeking a full‑time Cost Management Director, with proven experience across these specific end markets.

About Our Team

We are currently a region of over 100 construction professionals, delivering solutions for our diverse client base, providing a broad range of services. We strongly promote personal and career development with clear career structures and development programmes. We look to balance this with a flexible approach to working through our “Freedom to Grow” programme. We work well as a group and respect the outputs that the team delivers.

Job Responsibilities

• The role will entail direct client liaising, acting as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and are specifically responsible for business development / winning new commissions / marketing objectives.
• The role will cover the whole project lifecycle from inception to post‑occupancy and ‘soft landings’.
• You should possess the skills and experience to actively lead and support the internal team, manage and mentor staff on individual, technically complex projects, ranging from £5m to £200m construction cost; taking overall responsibility for successful delivery.
• To provide oversight / strategic guidance / audit and review on a portfolio of projects.
• You will help develop collaborative relationships with our existing clients and other professional colleagues within the industry.
• Demonstrate an ability and desire to obtain an increased understanding of a client’s business, with client focus.
• You will be connected, organised and self‑motivated, being able to successfully work with minimum supervision.
• Successful delivery of projects, ensuring tasks are resourced, managed and completed efficiently, on time and with a keen desire to maintain client’s satisfaction leading to continued and further business.
• Be enquiring, proactive and challenge where appropriate our own existing methods/processes to demonstrate value for money to clients.
• Be the primary interface with AECOM’s clients (new and existing) with an emphasis on the Education, Healthcare, Science, Commercial, Residential, Care, Industrial and Defence sectors.
• Proven ability of strong client relationships, ability to actively provide business development opportunities with existing and new clients (ensuring these are identified and acted upon) and secure new commissions.
• Proven ability to lead, manage and deliver business development opportunities through writing and converting bid commissions, to high quality standards and completing efficiently and on time.
• To ‘win’ clients through strong business development skills.
• Proven leadership within a cost management business and providing mentoring to the team.
• Proven ability to develop long term relationships with all team members, effectively balancing people and processes.
• Manage the delivery of cost management outputs in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards.
• Co‑ordination and sign‑off on all information produced by the team prior to formal issue.
• 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.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Enjoy the Perks

At AECOM, you’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University and volunteering days.

Qualifications

• Experience gained at a leadership level within a comparative business.
• Proven track record of winning new work from new clients and repeat work from existing clients.
• Track record of leading and managing teams.
• Highly motivated and with excellent industry networks.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Degree Qualified – BSc or MSc – in Quantity Surveying / Cost Management.
• Professionally Qualified – Chartered Status with the RICS or other equivalent institution.
• Full UK driving licence, and a willingness to travel within the region.
• CSCS card holder.
• Eligible for, or holding, UK Security Clearance.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.