Intermediate Cost Manager

The Cost Manager provides essential support to ensure the financial viability of a construction process within client projects. A Cost Manager should primarily work independently through monitoring expenditures and identifying cost savings in collaboration with project teams, contractors and clients alongside project objectives. At this level cost managers are expected to take a level of responsibility to ensure budgets are maintained whilst meeting quality standards and client expectations and.

Organisational

Skills:

The ability to oversee multiple projects and organise own time and deadlines to meet differing client needs.

Accuracy and Due Diligence: The ability to provide accurate measurement and cost planning, ensuring that all works are presented professionally. This role will also support the checking work of Assistants.

Effective Communication: An ability to communicate clearly and effectively across all levels, with clients and external stakeholders, including leading meetings when required.

Team Work and

Collaboration:

Building healthy team and client relationships to foster a positive and cooperative work environment.

Knowledge Development: To maintain and establish knowledge on industry trends, regulations and best practice.

Time Management: The ability to organise own time to meet client deadlines and complete work tasks to a high standard.

Education: Degree or Equivalent Experience in Cost/Quantity Consultancy

Professional: Working towards or hold MRICS/NECReg or equivalent.

Software/IT Tools:

Driving License: Yes

Experience:

It is essential anybody coming into this role has experience working within the construction industry as a cost manager or similar. Typically, we would look for somebody with a minimum of 3-4 years relevant experience working towards or having achieved professional status. They should ideally have knowledge of JCT and NEC contract administration and be confident in client facing roles.

• Leading on site meetings and attending site for valuation and client account purposes.
• Conducting valuations on sites and using digital measurement tools to quantify works and use for cost plans and contractor submissions.
• Preparation of cost reports through developing project budgets and taking into account client budgetary constraints.
• Considering client needs and the provision of budget constraints through assessing risks, solutions and mitigating risks in relation to budget preparation.
• Managing, analysing and monitoring project costs and variations ensuring changes are costed, approved and incorporated into financial controls.
• Preparing pre-contract documentation to include cost planning, procurement , tendering and value engineering advice.
• Preparing post-contract documentation and issuing JCT and NEC contract notices alongside practices.
• Maintain project documentation and files and utilising Assistants in this practice.
• Project Management to ensure that projects are delivered on time with scope and to budget.
• Attending conferences and networking events as and when required.
• Mentoring and training of Assistant Cost Managers.
• To maintain and establish knowledge on industry trends, regulations and best practice.

‘Stronger Together’. Leading and working collaboratively as part of a team and building positive working relationships. This could be ensuring that you celebrate the successes of those on your team and those you manage, reinforcing teamwork and a culture of appreciation.

Client Focused

‘Listen to Clients. Learn. Make it Happen’. Demonstrating that you are continuously enhancing client experience. This could be delivering bespoke solutions tailored to our client’s individual requirements through taking time to listen carefully to a clients needs.

Leadership

‘Be the Difference’. Encouraging, training, and supporting more junior members of your team. This could involve sharing knowledge or consistently setting examples and serving as a role model. This could be supporting staff on apprenticeships through coaching and guidance.

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