Cost Manager

Overview

Cost ManagerA national leading consultancy in Milton Keynes have an opening for a Cost Manager to join their team.Working on a range of industry leading schemes, they operate within a range of sectors, including education, healthcare, leisure, retail and residential. The majority of their workload is refurbishment, and they are most prominent in the retail sector.Benefits

GBP45-60,00027 days holiday plus bank holidays6% pensionAll expenses covered for work purposesHybrid working 2-3 days office and home8.30 to 5 with flexibility to start earlier/ finish earlier if you preferPrivate health insurance and can add your familyOpen plan officeInformal working environmentTrust people to manage your own workloadCasual dressRegular social eventsPlenty of room to progressRICS support

Role

The role - Cost ManagerYou will be joining a team of 25 and will enjoy working in a collaborative working environment in a modern, open plan office.You will focus on works for 1 large client undertaking refurbishment and fit out works ranging from GBP2-15m, and alongside this, you will be looking after fitout and refurbishment works for veterinary practices with values up to GBP1.8m.Office/ home based, out seeing clients roughly once a week.

Job Objectives

Establishing friendly, professional relationships with clients and be an extension of their teamSubcontractor tendering and reviewing costsProviding accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budgetPro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely mannerCollaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineeringEnsuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed

Required background

The right person. Cost ManagerYou will either be an experienced Cost Manager, or a Quantity SurveyorMain contractor or consultancy experienceRefurbishment experience is key (walls, ceilings, floors, M and E)You will be used to working at pace on fast turnaround projectsCost Manager / Cost Management / Quantity ..... full job details .....