Cost Management Director

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Job Description Start Here. Grow Here.

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.

This is an excellent opportunity to be a core part of AECOM's leadership team in the East of England and continue to develop and grow an exciting team in the marketplace.

Job Responsibilities:

You will be primarily working alongside other Directors to successfully manage, grow and deliver Cost Management duties on various capital projects across the East of England. 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  enquiring, proactive and challenge where appropriate our own existing methods/processes to demonstrate value for money to clients

Minimum Requirements:

Be the primary interface with AECOM’s clients (new and…