Associate​/Senior Associate Cost Consultants; Infrastructure

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Associate/Senior Associate Cost Consultants (Infrastructure)

Department: Infrastructure

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: G&T London

Description

We are currently looking for an Associate or Senior Associate to support with the growth of the business and the continued delivery of world class service to our diverse client base.

Our Cost and Commercial Management teams work across a variety of sectors, offering you the chance to work on a wide variety of interesting and stimulating projects with no sector boundaries while our focus on training and development creates the perfect environment in which to progress your career.

Working within a dedicated and dynamic cost team and reporting directly into senior leadership, this is an exciting opportunity to work on high profile projects across the infrastructure sector with a current primary focus on aviation projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience as the day-to-day project contact and who thrives on challenges and client facing roles, being both eager to learn and develop whilst also helping to drive forward our position as an industry leader. Your attention to detail, analytical skills and ability to collaborate with various stakeholders will be paramount to your success in the role and the overall success of the projects.

As an Associate/Senior Associate you will have a hand in the development of G&T as a business, building relationships externally and internally and playing a part in recruiting new talent. You will have a large involvement and responsibility in managing a team and multiple high profile projects including managing fee income, budget and resources

As an Associate/Senior Associate your day to day will focus on managing pre and post contract activities ranging from managing procurements and project finances, to cost estimating and ensuring that projects are delivered within budget constraints. Your project experience will enable you to be responsible for a significant portion of projects. You will be encouraged to guide members of the team and play a part in growing the business through participation in the firm's wider initiatives.

• Proficient understanding of core procurement and contract options (e.g., NEC 3/4).
• Ability to draft procurement strategies setting out how goods or services will be purchased focusing on achieving Client objectives.
• Ability to take market soundings, establish supplier bidding potential, conduct surveys, report their results and develop inputs into procurement strategy.
• Strong knowledge and experience undertaking compliant procurement events under Public Procurement Regulations (PCR 2015/UCR 2016).
• Knowledge of new Procurement Act 2023 regulations.
• Experience in developing and preparing a full suite of tender documents.
• Ability to lead a tender evaluation process which may include, reviewing and analysing tender returns, chairing evaluation/consensus meetings and drafting evaluation reports for client approval.
• Negotiating and collating contract documents with Client teams and Suppliers.
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience with proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Exceptional report writing, production and presentation skills including ability to use relevant role related software.

• Manage project budget ensuring value for money and validation of costs through the use of appropriate benchmarks. Assess contractor's payment applications in accordance with the contract.
• Prepare and present detailed cost reports, cashflow forecasts, and financial analysis to the Client.
• Manage post-contract change control, including compensation events and claims (preferably NEC 3 &
  4).
• Undertake assessment of works completed for application for payments.
• Negotiate and prepare final accounts.
• Manage the administration of contracts of varying forms and complexity, driving compliance and contractual performance.
• Manage all contract communication including creating and distributing action lists, meeting minutes, Early Warnings, Project Managers Instructions…