Assistant Cost Manager

Job Description • Assisting the Commission Manager on a range of tasks, to include: • Conducting background research, data collection and benchmarking • To conduct feasibility studies and writing procurement reports • Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan • Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents • Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager • Responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place • Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client • Inputting into value engineering. Negotiating and agreeing final accounts • Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages • Assisting in the production of bid documentation • Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager • Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the internal database • Financial management – Keeping track of the ongoing margin levels Qualifications • Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management/Engineering or equivalent • Between 2 – 5 years' experience in related fields • Candidates with experience in infrastructure, commercial fit out, industrial, mixed development, healthcare, hospitality & leisure, data centres or semi conductor projects as a cost consultant preferred. • Excellent technical knowledge and experience across the full range of Cost Management duties including: Cost Estimates, Bills of Quantities, Value Engineering, Tendering and Evaluation, Contract Knowledge, Change Orders and Final Account close-out • Team player with excellent leadership and problem solving skills • Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiation, influence and persuade others