An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Cost Manager / QS to join my clients busy and expanding London office, supporting clients to deliver projects and programmes in the Real Estate & Healthcare sector. 

You will be working on a variety of projects in a wide range of sectors including, Sports & Leisure, Commercial, Occupier & Residential. You will have a real desire and commitment to understand how the builders of the past put together their buildings, and what that means to modern contractors. You'll be working on a day-to-day basis with leading conservators, architects and engineers to ensure that the client and contractor deliver the best value for money – advising all parties on the best solutions from a qualitative and commercial perspective.

We're looking for individuals possessing a keen interest in this space with a good knowledge of construction, whether from a Main Contracting or PQS background; who possess an outgoing / collaborative approach, to help guide the contractor and client through the process on a number of interesting and uniquely challenging projects.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assisting on 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

• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes

• Taking personal 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

• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities

Qualifications Experience and Skills

• A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle

• Professionally qualified (RICS or similar)

• Degree or HNC level qualification

• Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.

Whats in it for you?

• Stakeholder pension

• Competitive leave allowance plus bank holidays

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Childcare benefits

• Long service awards

• Life assurance

• Private healthcare

• Agile working