Cost and Data Manager

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 3,000 - 5,000

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Job reference 323227
Cost and Data Manager

Competitive salary, car allowance £4,200 / £3,700 cash equivalent per annum, healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential

27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time, 41 hours per week
National/London

With c1750 properties and 33 million sqft of space spread across the UK, Royal Mail’s portfolio is one of the largest corporate estates in Europe. With a diverse property portfolio from local delivery offices, corporate offices, vehicle garages, rail hubs, and our new state-of-the-art fully automated parcel superhubs. The size, reach and complexity of the estate is vast alongside the potential for you to develop your career within one of the UK's largest industrial and logistics operators.

As Royal Mail continues an ambitious transformation, be at the forefront of the construction strategy as Royal Mail modernises, defines its future network and investment to best serve our customers. The Construction team is an integral part of the transformation and provides expertise, and drives change to achieve maximum commercial value, ensuring our property portfolio is fit for purpose to support the operation.

To support the construction strategy, we have a vacancy for a Cost and Data Manager to provide quality cost advice to ensure Royal Mail's construction activity is delivered for the best value through the collection, evaluation and distribution of cost data.

The role

As the Cost and Data Manager, you’ll play a vital part within the team which appoints and oversees the performance of the supply chain in line with standards and policies. Reporting to the Construction Commercial Manager, you’ll ensure Royal Mail's property estate is developed by competent and appropriately priced partners, cost data is available to plan spend effectively, and all tendering processes are compliant.

Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain cost control systems and procedures.
• Work with the Network teams to understand how the supply chain needs to deliver the capital investment plan.
• Evaluate and provide data to the Construction Commercial Manager and planning teams to highlight any supply chain constraints and support the creation of construction solutions.
• Collate, evaluate and present data for construction cost issues, ensuring the data is of the highest quality with regard to cost, quality, H&S and location of the supply chain.
• Support the Construction Commercial Manager in building high quality relationships that optimise prices and the quality of solutions.
• Assist in overseeing supply chain performance, working closely with the Construction Commercial Manager and PMs to ensure projects and commodities are being delivered to the contracted costs and standards.
• Assist in oversight of all tender processes, collate, and evaluate tender data to ensure best value for money, and appropriate scopes/briefs.
• Create, maintain a cost database, provide cost monitoring at total development and segment levels, enabling effective cost forecasting.

Location: Nationwide with UK travel, frequent/weekly attendance at 185 Farringdon Road, London.

About you

You need to demonstrate the following skills and experience on your CV:

• Relevant cost and data experience, from a commercially focused property and construction sector (essential requirement)
• A proven track record of delivery of property works (building fabric, M&E or estate).
• Excellent communication, presentation skills and experience of managing multiple internal stakeholders.
• A good understanding of the principals and frameworks for successful commercial management and project delivery within a fast-paced business environment.
• Problem solving skills with the ability to analyse data and present in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience in cost management, financial analysis, and data management. Demonstrable experience of preparing and managing budgets.
• Strong IT aptitude, especially data management, presentation and query tools.
• Educated to degree level, or equivalent.

Closing Date: Wednesday 9th April. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

Extra Benefits
•Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
•Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
•Supportive and generous company sick pay
•Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.