Senior Cost Planner in Manchester

The Senior Cost Planner shall be responsible for Estimating and Cost Planning, working closely and directly with the Cost Planning & Estimating Director, and other members of the Cost Planning team, as well as interfacing with external clients, other disciplines, and teams from project inception, accountable and responsible for all estimating / cost planning aspects of the projects.

Key Responsibilities (Some not all)

Bidding and Strategy:

• A champion of transparency must seek to understand the broader development / project context and seek to bring design and build solutions that help to achieve successful outcomes for Bovis.
• Responsible for setting and establishing the cost planning strategy and timeframes and assessing resource requirements for agreement by Management.
• Ensure that other disciplines such as, Project Management, Procurement, Design Management, Planning, Legal, Insurance, Construction and Commercial Management are providing the appropriate input into the cost planning process.
• Ensure cost plan compliance with the brief / authority / financiers / customer requirements during the conversion stage.

Governance:

• Ensure all required peer and manager reviews are completed prior to Bovis governance gateways. Attain cost plan endorsement by Cost Planning Director.
• Responsible for all inputs into the cost sections of the relevant governance review documentation.
• Ensure internal governance process is robust with independent input on cost management.
• Production of documents for Management reviews at required milestones in accordance with Bovis Governance.
• Present cost plans at Commitment / Business Unit Reviews.

Cost Planning:

• Able to accurately quantify and price cost plans from Development Briefs / Feasibility stage through to Contract Price with preferred contractor.
• In collaboration with the commercial team, secure market prices for trade packages and analyse same against cost plan allowances. Ability to price on a Labour, Plant and Materials basis from first principles is desirable but not essential.
• Accurate forecasting of current trade rates.
• Preparation, review and analysis of Preliminaries for first and second stage bids including producing standard preliminaries in accordance with the proposed bid strategy. Incorporating implications of :- programming requirements, methodology, phasing, logistics etc.
• Incorporate implications of programming requirements, methodology, phasing etc into cost plans / prelims.Take off quantities using information ranging from RIBA Stage 0/1 to RIBA Stage 4.
• Management of external consultants (EQ Bill of Quants Consultancy), including initial engagement, appointment, issue of information, quality control, and ensuring submission and return in line with the programme.
• Negotiate with sub-contractors / assess sub-contractor proposals.

Design and Cost Control

• :Manage and input into the developing design in accordance with the cost plan
• .Responsible for proactively participating in design workshops to develop the concept through particular design challenges or value engineering to ensure there is consistent appreciation for the priorities of needs vs wants and challenging the status quo
• .Support project teams with change control and major variations (during conversion and delivery). Maintain a “Running Sheet” of changes to inform cost shifts between design milestones
• .“Design to Cost” - Challenge the project and design teams to design efficiently and within the cost plan. Continually analyse the design against the cost plan assumptions, design brief/target design metrics and benchmark projects
• .Assess design options and provide guidance on their viability to the project team
• .Act early in identifying opportunities to optimise the design to minimise abortive design work
• .Support project teams in the evaluation of commercial risks
• .Make an assessment of the risk and opportunity within the design to allow you to include an appropriate allowance for contingency
• .Take into account the contract conditions together with their impact, i.e. warranties, insurance, bonding, design and construction implications etc
• .Actively contribute to the team’s delivery to the Bovis Global Minimum Requirements (GMRs) of safety during conversion including active contributions to the Risk & Opportunity at Design (ROAD) and Principal Designer process to eliminate hazard and risk in development, construction, and operation
• .Stay up to date with the current inflation forecasts and apply these to your project using the inflation calculation templates. Maintain an awareness of the market conditions and published reports effecting inflation to be able to justify the inflation amount included within your cost plan

.Risk and Opportunity Management

• :Create, participate and evaluate value engineering solutions and value management strategies
• .Act early in identifying opportunities to optimise the design to minimise abortive design work
• .Support project teams in the evaluation of commercial risks
• .Make an assessment of the risk and opportunity within the design to allow you to include an appropriate allowance for contingency
• .Take into account the contract conditions together with their impact, i.e. warranties, insurance, bonding, design and construction implications etc
• .Actively contribute to the team’s delivery to the Bovis Global Minimum Requirements (GMRs) of safety during conversion including active contributions to the Risk & Opportunity at Design (ROAD) and Principal Designer process to eliminate hazard and risk in development, construction, and operation
• .Stay up to date with the current inflation forecasts and apply these to your project using the inflation calculation templates. Maintain an awareness of the market conditions and published reports effecting inflation to be able to justify the inflation amount included within your cost plan

.Credentia

• lsMaintain CSCS card for the ro
• leProfessional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role or qualified by appropriate level of experience (as noted belo
• w)Have a related Chartership such as MRICS / MCI

OBEssential Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behavio

ursSki

• llsAble to prepare contract documentation for external parties ready for engrossme
• nt.Advanced Data and Analytics including se of Power
• BIAdvanced word-processing, Excel spreadsheet packages and cost management softw
• areBuild and hold relationships with key stakeholde
• rs.Strong Commercial acu
• menTendering subcontract works packages of medium to high va
• lueTime management and prioritising tasks in order to meet deadli
• ingWritten and verbal communication to influence and build relationships with various stakehold

ersKnowle

• dgeAbility to contribute to value engineering as part of the design proc
• essAllocation of scope to trade packa
• gesBe able to produce detailed prelim forecas
• ts.Understand and apply cost planning & financial procedures and reporting to
• olsUnderstanding of various procurement routes, including the RIBA design process
• es.Fully understand benchmark databases and the data held within th
• em.Good understanding of building technology / construction meth
• odsKey design metrics and KP
• I’sMarket Rates & Cost Tre
• ndsMeasurement ru
• lesStrong understanding of various procurement routes, including the RIBA design process
• es.Subcontractor mar
• ketUnderstand consultant and clients requirements within tender documentati
• on.Understand various contract pricing mechani

smsExperie

• nceExtensive experience in construction, including a sound knowledge of Construction methodology, process and seque
• nceBeing able to peer review work produced by other members of the cost planning and commercial te
• am.Being able to work on bids alone depending on scale / complexity, or working as part of a team on large scale projec
• ts.Coordinating / Leading all aspects of the commercial offer on bids / tend
• ersManaging external consulta
• ntsMentoring and Training junior staff membe
• rs.Presenting to senior stakehold
• ersProven track record of working on bids / projects across multiple sect
• orsProven track record of working on various bid stages included Stage 1 (initial tender) and Stage 2 (Conversion into contract / PCSA). Reviewing subcontractor tender offers and subcontractor tender analysis produced by the commercial team to ensure a robust cost positi
• on.Understanding, building, and using benchmarking data for use at reviews, and for use externally with clients / consultan

ts.Behavio

• ursAbility to join up a wide range of complex issues and understand how they relate to each oth
• er.Takes accountability and ownership of all areas of their wo
• rk.Attention to detail, ability to flex to meet business plans and drive to meet key dat
• es.Collaborates across the organisation and external teams. Communicates the strategy and maximises outcomes for all parti
• es.Drives a culture of safety and quality and embeds best practice to set the standard in the organisation and the indust
• ry.Provided evidence based outcomes for all the work they produ
• ce.Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team pla
• yerProvides guidance, leadership, mentoring, technical coaching and sets an example for junior members of the te
• am.Levelling existing knowledge to continuously improve processes to achieve efficien
• cy.Uncompromising discipline and rigorous approach to follow the process and close bids / tasks o

ut.We will prov

• ide:Car allow
• anceFlexible and hybrid work opt
• ionsUp to 10% employer pension contribu
• tionPrivate medical health ben
• efitLife assur
• ance25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional
• days3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual l
• eaveHealth and wellbeing support and initiat
• ives24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching serv
• icesDiscounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation