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Senior Cost Manager

A.D.S Construction Personnel Ltd

Milton Keynes

Hybrid

GBP 40,000 - 65,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join their dynamic team in Milton Keynes. This role offers the chance to work on a variety of exciting refurbishment projects across multiple sectors, including education and retail. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cost management and quantity surveying, with a focus on building lasting relationships with clients. Enjoy a collaborative work environment with flexible hybrid working options and numerous benefits, including generous holiday, private health insurance, and opportunities for professional growth. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays
6% pension
All expenses covered for work purposes
Hybrid working - 2-3 days office & home
Flexible start and finish times
Private health insurance (family can be added)
Open plan office
Informal working environment
Casual dress
Regular social events

Qualifications

  • Experienced Cost Manager with consultancy background is essential.
  • Refurbishment experience is key for this role.

Responsibilities

  • Establish professional relationships with clients and manage subcontractor tendering.
  • Provide accurate project cost monitoring and ensure timely applications.

Skills

Cost Management
Quantity Surveying
Estimating
Client Relationship Management
Cost Monitoring

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

Job description

Senior Cost Manager

A national leading consultancy in Milton Keynes has an opening for a Senior Cost Manager to join their team.

Working on a range of industry-leading schemes, they operate within various sectors, including education, healthcare, leisure, retail, and residential. The majority of their workload is refurbishment, and they are most prominent in the retail sector.

Lots of benefits:

  1. £40-65,000
  2. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
  3. 6% pension
  4. All expenses covered for work purposes
  5. Hybrid working - 2-3 days office & home
  6. 8.30 to 5 - flexible start and finish times
  7. Private health insurance (family can be added)
  8. Open plan office
  9. Informal working environment
  10. Trust people - manage your own workload
  11. Casual dress
  12. Regular social events
  13. Plenty of room to progress
  14. RICS support

The role - Senior Cost Manager

You will be joining a team of 19 and will enjoy working in a collaborative environment in a modern, open plan office.

You will focus on works for one large client undertaking refurbishment and fit-out works, alongside managing condition improvement works on education schemes, such as re-roofing works and fire upgrades.

Office-based in the main, with client visits roughly once a week.

Job Objectives:
  1. Establishing friendly, professional relationships with clients and being an extension of their team
  2. Subcontractor tendering and reviewing costs
  3. Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting, and reporting to completion in line with budget
  4. Proactively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner
  5. Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering
  6. Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed

The right person - Senior Cost Manager

You will either be an experienced Cost Manager from a consultancy background. Refurbishment experience is key.

You will be used to working at pace on fast turnaround projects.

Cost Manager / Cost Management / Quantity Surveyor / Estimator

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