Senior Cost Manager

Department: Cost Management

Employment Type: Permanent
- Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Reporting To: Richard Naylor

Title: Senior Cost Manager

Discipline: Cost Management

Location: Birmingham (With Hybrid Working)

Why RLB?

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas:
Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.

We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

This role presents an excellent prospect for a proactive individual to take responsibility for providing all core Quantity Surveying services on several interesting projects, for a wide range of clients. Our team work across many sectors including residential (private & public sector), commercial, mixed-use, retail, leisure, higher education and more.

• To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures
• Comply with established Commercial, Procurement, Contractual strategies
• Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
• Cost Planning including preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals and preparation of elemental cost plans
• Running a competitive tender process including managing queries from tendering contractors
• Pre and Post Contract Quantity Surveying
• Supporting formal dispute resolution process and contract close out strategy as required

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar technical discipline
• MRICS or membership of other relevant professional body

Experience

• Experience in Pre-Construction cost planning and estimating
• Knowledge of JCT and NEC contracts
• Strong technical delivery experience
• Ability to successfully manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner
• Strong Feasibility and cost planning experience
• Pre and Post contract experience of a range of schemes
• Experience of providing procurement advice, tender documentation and post contract services
• Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines

Behaviours

• Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn
• Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results

• Hybrid Working
  - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
• Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Focus On Wellbeing
  - We offer a number of health and…