Associate Director, Cost Planning - Infrastructure Leader

Outpost Recruitment; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

A leading cost management firm is seeking an Associate Director in Ottawa to manage a cost management team and ensure high-quality estimates. Ideal candidates will have 7+ years in Quantity Surveying and relevant certifications, offering a competitive salary package and a chance to influence significant projects in the infrastructure sector.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in Quantity Surveying and estimating.
• Proficient in producing real estate estimates in the CIQS elemental format.
• Ability to obtain Canadian government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cost management team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality estimates to clients.
• Develop new business opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Oversee financial management, tracking margins, and fee/resource forecasts.

Skills

Cost Management

Quality Assurance

Business Development

Education

Recognized university degree

Certification in CIQS/RICS

Job description

Leading cost, project management, risk advisory and software firm has an immediate opening for a number of Associate Directors within the Cost Planning division in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver locations.

• 1 x Associate Director, Infrastructure experience such as highways, bridges, rail. Salary: $140k - $180k
• 1 x Senior Cost Consultant, Infrastructure experience such as highways, bridges, rail. Salary: $120k - $140k

Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role. The candidate will take responsibility for end to end service delivery and to act as key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added service.You may be a very experienced Senior Cost Consultant with a minimum of 8 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking an Associate Director role in a similar role and looking to join a thriving Consultancy

Objectives:

• Leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver high quality estimates to our clients
• Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new clients
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
• Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing commissions
• Attending relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities
• Staff management – inputting into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews
• Undertake staff performance reviews
• Financial management – utilizing the tools provided and keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
• Delivery – producing real estate estimates in the CIQS elemental format, class D through to class A

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

• + 7 years of relevant experience in Quantity Surveying and estimating
• Recognized university degree
• Certification in relevant professional organizations (CIQS/RICS)
• Have, or be able to quickly gain your government of Canada security clearance (reliability level)
• Be competent and well versed in producing real estate estimates in the CIQS elemental format
• Experienced in providing quality assurance on estimates produced by team members

Compensation

Dependent on experience and education. The client isa progressive company offering employees a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package

Ideal Candidate:

Only exceptional overseas Estimator candidates who require sponsorship will be considered for this role.Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.