Defence Cost Manager – Government Programme Lead

Pick Everard; Leicester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Career and Professional Development

Corporate Social Responsibility

26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays

Private healthcare, life assurance and

Job summary

Pick Everard is seeking an Associate Cost Manager to join the DSTL account at Porton Down, overseeing a programme of works starting around £5m and beyond. The role requires SC clearance and experience in defence/government projects, with strong leadership and cost management skills.

The successful candidate will manage a team of contractors and DSTL client relationships, ensuring effective pre-contract cost estimation, budgeting, and contract administration throughout feasibility to final

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to achieve/ already have SC Clearance.
• Experience coming from a PQS consultancy background.
• Excellent leadership credentials - stakeholder/client and team management.
• Chartership highly preferable.
• Defence experience and/or work on Government accounts highly beneficial.
• Contract Management platform experience.
• M&E experience is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience using CostX and Sypro.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of contractors as well as DSTL client management to oversee a programme of works split into a variety of projects.
• Utilise strong pre contract skills and experience - including cost estimation, budget setting, RIBA stage expertise, contract administration and change management - to take oversee work from feasibility through to final account.
• Allocate and manage the correct resource required from the team to a delivery a variety of projects across a variety of wider programmes.
• Shape and drive strategic growth of the account whilst maintaining excellent ongoing service of existing provision of work.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the client, working as an embedded member of the team to provide excellent cost management services.

Skills

SC Clearance eligible

Leadership

Cost management

Contract management

M&E experience

Education

Chartered membership preferred

Tools

CostX

Sypro

Job description

Pick Everard is seeking an Associate Cost Manager to join the DSTL account at Porton Down, overseeing a programme of works starting around £5m and beyond. The role requires SC clearance and experience in defence/government projects, with strong leadership and cost management skills.

The successful candidate will manage a team of contractors and DSTL client relationships, ensuring effective pre-contract cost estimation, budgeting, and contract administration throughout feasibility to final