Senior Cost Planning Manager (Senior Estimator)

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Sector: Engineering
Role: Senior Executive
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

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About the role
You will be part of the North West & Central Region (NW&C) which consists of three routes: North West, Central, and West Coast South, and a regional team supporting Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.

Responsibilities:

1. Detailed knowledge of how cost planning techniques are used in the financial control of projects during the development and design stages of a project.
2. Develop accurate and comprehensive cost plans for large and complex projects in accordance with the Cost Planning policies, processes, and the Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment Lifecycle in a timely and efficient manner with limited management or supervision.
3. Develop cost plans in accordance with the Rail Method of Measurement format and structure.
4. Produce cost plan reports in accordance with the Cost Planning policies and processes to support the basis of all cost plans.
5. Implement, manage, and control the Cost Planning policies and processes at a project level.
6. Work collaboratively with the functional project teams to develop and promote cost planning good practice.
7. Detailed working knowledge of the Cost Analysis process and be able to complete and submit project and rail work activity based cost model cost data through the project lifecycle.
8. Continue professional development within own technical area of expertise to be able to give best practice advice to the cost planning, development, and delivery teams.
9. Proficient in the development and use of Unit Cost Modelling for railway/Construction based work activities and provide improvement initiatives.
10. Work collaboratively with the Risk and Value Team so that all cost plans are supported with the appropriate Risk Allowance in accordance with the Cost Planning policies and processes.
11. Work collaboratively with the Sponsors, Development Managers and Route Asset Managers (RAMs) to produce Life Cycle Costs when required.
12. Understanding of Commercial Policies and Governance.

Minimum Requirements:
Qualified and experienced in cost planning, estimating and quantity surveying.
A comprehensive knowledge of Cost Planning and Estimating processes and techniques.
Wide and varied experience of large and complex civil engineering infrastructure projects and/or building projects.
Good communication, analytical, presentation and reporting skills.

Desirable:
Qualified to a professional standard in cost planning, estimating and quantity surveying through membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or equivalent body.
Experienced user of appropriate Cost Planning, Estimating and Unit Cost Modelling computer software systems.