Cost Management Director

Associate Director - Cost / Commercial Management with extensive M&E experience within Critical infrastructure environments for an expanding 'End Client' Datacentre organisation based in London. This role will lead into running the Commercial Department. 

Reporting to the Programme Delivery Director, the Associate Director - Cost / Commercial Management (Projects & Commercial) will provide in house Quantity Surveying service on all infrastructure projects / programmes. 

This involves initial estimating / budget forecasting, cost plan management, consultant and contractor selection, preliminaries drafting, tendering, contractor negotiation, valuations, variation control, cost reporting and final accounting. Additionally, to support the financial management functions normally carried out in an end operator construction business including internal Purchase Order reconciliation and cash flow. 

More than 5 years’ experience in running construction projects, ideally within the data centre industry or those with a very complex services content. 

Extensive experience in an environment where ‘front end’ activities such as project estimating and cost planning are routinely carried out. 

Able to provide all the quantity surveying input necessary to run construction contracts of £10m-30m, where external quantity surveying firms are not appointed 

Excellent communication skill with the ability to explain technical matters in a way that can be clearly understood by a non-technical audience 

Demonstrable experience of managing a critical supply chain 

A sound track record in risk management. 

The main responsibilities are, but not limited to, the following: 

To own all commercial elements of pre-contracting for each project / programme to deliver: 

Costs 

Estimated budget costs for each scheme 

Cost planning for each scheme and option 

Cashflow plan for each scheme / option to allow for clear funding plan 

Documents 

Internal approval of scope / briefs and similar third party documents 

An approved Procurement Strategy / method for each project 

An appropriate and agreed contracting approach for each project 

Agreed tender documents that allow selection of the best & most appropriate supply chain / partners 

Preparation of all preliminaries 

Completed contract bundles using the appropriate legal advice / support 

Completed third party appointments using the appropriate legal advice and support 

Management 

Representation at all pre-contract meetings, providing advice or assistance to all other professionals 

Management of any tender processes and selection of the best & most appropriate suppliers / partners 

The best outcome in all commercial negotiations 

Working / liaising with external Quantity Surveyors (where appointed) to deliver all of the above 

Cost Management & Reporting 

Contract variations that are agreed by all stakeholders, formally instructed and managed & recorded via a formal contract framework 

Accurate and agreed interim valuations that allow payments to contractors to be made 

Accurate cost reporting and reconciliation to agreed costs plans / budgets 

A final accounting review / payment with contractors / suppliers 

Management 

Representation at all pre-contract meetings, providing advice or assistance to all other professionals 

Management of any tender processes and selection of the best & most appropriate suppliers / partners 

The best outcome in all commercial negotiations 

Working / liaising with external Quantity Surveyors (where appointed) to deliver all of the above