Senior Cost Manager in Stoke-on-Trent

Key Responsibilities

• Assume day-to-day delivery responsibility for projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strengthen service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Provide risk and value management.
• Administer contracts, including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings.
• Prepare 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.
• Manage delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel.
• Ensure service delivery is in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Provide services in compliance with the client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader.
• File project correspondence in accordance with requirements.
• Support bid and tender preparation and business development.
• Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.
• Administer change control processes for the services we provide.
• Provide advice on procurement and contracts.
• Prepare and evaluate tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation.
• Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level.
• Assist in providing leadership to staff, where required.
• Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate.
• Assist in mentoring and coaching team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the Practice and development of their career.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Deliver results in a client-facing role, confidently responding to client requests and escalating client issues to senior members when appropriate.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.
• Show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.
• Commit to outperforming client expectations.
• Support stakeholder management and deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines.
• Exhibit a high degree of integrity.
• Show strong leadership skills and the ability to lead, motivate and manage teams, including the supply chain.
• Manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.
• Prioritise and self-manage with the ability to work in a high-pressure environment.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Ideally a degree in construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or another RICS accredited degree.
• MRICS or other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Some formal leadership development training.
• 5+ years’ experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Good experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Good pre and post-contract technical cost management skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong IT skills, including MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good interpersonal skills with both clients and staff.
• Good analytical skills, sound judgement and an 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.
• Some experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.

Work Environment

• Cumming Group Office
• Client Office
• Project Site
• Home Office (optional)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race (including nationality, national/ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief. All such decisions are based on individual merit, qualifications and competence as they relate to the particular position, and on the principle of equal employment opportunity.