Cost Manager / Senior Cost Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall; West of England; Ibrido; GBP 65.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Hybrid Working

Generous holiday entitlement

Private healthcare insurance

APC mentoring programme

Professional development

Season ticket loan

Descrizione del lavoro

Rider Levett Bucknall in Bristol is seeking an experienced Cost Manager/Senior Cost Manager to join the Uk South Cost Management team. You will work from the Bristol Office on projects spanning healthcare, education and infrastructure, collaborating with a 120-strong cost management team and local authority clients.

You will contribute to cost planning, budgeting and procurement strategies, with hybrid working arrangements and opportunities for APC mentoring and professional development.

Competenze

• Proven technical delivery experience.
• Demonstrable experience managing your own projects within similar sectors.
• Previous experience in a Cost Manager role in a Consultancy environment.
• Client facing, ensuring a high standard of technical delivery.
• Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts.

Mansioni

• Integral part of a team accountable for commercial and contractual performance.
• Manage selection, appointment and management of contractors.
• Involved in all aspects of Cost Planning.
• Prepare indicative cost budgets and appraisals.
• Advise on procurement strategy and prepare tender documents.
• Pre and Post Contract Quantity Surveying.

Conoscenze

Proven technical delivery experience

Project management

Client facing

Stakeholder management

Cost management knowledge

Formazione

Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying

MRICS or studying toward MRICS

Descrizione del lavoro

Cost Manager / Senior Cost Manager

Department: Cost Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bristol

Description

Title: Senior Cost Manager

Discipline: Cost Management

Location: Bristol (with Hybrid Working)

Reporting to: Senior Associate / Partner

Why RLB?

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.

We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

Role Overview

Our Cost Management Team proactively manage the cost of a building project, from the initial design stages through to the building’s completion and sometimes even the costs incurred through maintenance and operation, once the building is up and running.

Due to continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Cost Manager or Senior Cost Manager to join our Uk South Cost Management team working from our Bristol Office, with a focus on various real estate and local authority clients, with projects spanning various sectors including but not limited to healthcare, education and infrastructure.

You will join an established team of circa 120 cost management professionals in UK South, 16 located in the Bristol Office.

Role Responsibilities

• The candidate will be an integral part of a team that is accountable for the commercial and contractual performance of a project.
• Individually or as part of a team operate processes for the selection, appointment and management of construction and engineering contractors.
• Being involved in all aspects of Cost Planning.
• Preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals.
• Providing advice on procurement strategy.
• Preparing and issuing tender documents.
• Pre and Post Contract Quantity Surveying.

Candidate Profile

Experience:

• Proven technical delivery experience.
• Demonstrable experience managing your own projects within similar sectors.
• Previous experience in a Cost Manager role in a Consultancy environment.
• Client facing, ensuring a high standard of technical delivery.
• Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar technical discipline.
• MRICS or studying toward MRICS

Behaviours

• Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn.
• Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

RLB Employee Benefits

Our culture is built around enabling you to fulfil your potential, so you can look forward to benefits that include:

• Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
• Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Focus On Wellbeing - We offer a number of health and wellness options, including gym membership and cycle to work schemes.
• Healthcare Packages - Private healthcare insurance and medical support, including dental insurance and eyecare vouchers.
• Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in-house mentoring schemes.
• Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including a season ticket loan and professional membership subscriptions.
• Exceptional Exposure - You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.
• Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Find out more here: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - RLB | Europe

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