Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager

SmartSourcing plc; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in London seeks a Quantity Surveyor for a 6-month contract. The role involves leading the cost function for high-profile projects, ensuring professional communication, and managing cost data with a focus on NEC contracts. Required skills include project management experience, knowledge of cost management systems, and proficiency in CostX software. This hybrid position allows for flexible working arrangements, requiring only two days on-site per week.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of programme and project cost management in engineering or construction industry.
• Qualified to degree level or with relevant experience.
• Proficient in cost management software like CostX.

Responsibilities

• Act as a focal point for cost information and advice for the programme.
• Own the programme cost baseline and ensure alignment.
• Manage baseline cost models and inter-project alignment.

Skills

Programme and project cost management

Communication skills

Cost management processes

Proficient in CostX

Knowledge of NEC contracts

Education

Degree in Project Management, Construction or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

Job description

Quantity Surveyor, QS, Major Projects with NEC experience, is required by our client based in London

6 month initial contract - c 7- 750 a day (umbrella company)

Hybrid working - 2 days a week on site

To lead, operate and manage the Cost function for a large scale, high profile construction programme.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrable experience of programme and project cost management in engineering or construction industry
• Knowledge of cost management processes and procedures
• Ability to communicate cost information to peers, managers, client in a way that is understood by all, especially those with limited knowledge of project controls
• Working knowledge of relevant project/programme cost management systems
• Qualified to degree level in Project Management, Construction or Engineering or relevant experience
• Proficient in CostX software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Experience working with NEC contracts

Desirable

• Membership of the Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute or similar

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Act as a focal point for cost information, insight, and advice for the programme, ensuring professional relationships are developed and maintained with the programme team, supply chain and other Projects.
• Own the programme cost baseline and maintain alignment across its associated components of requirements, scope, risk, schedule, and assumptions.
• Manage requests for information and analysis such as variance analysis against business case and programme baselines
• Manage baseline cost models and alignment with other Parliamentary projects.
• Manage the assurance of all cost data provided to the programme and providing support to quality and assurance team.
• Maintain a fully co-ordinated and compliant cost model for the programme.
• Develop costed packages of work that align with Final Business Case or other governance arrangements and responsible for inputs and support finance team in medium term planning
• Manage the interface between the programme cost and procurement of future partners and the delivery strategy.
• Maintain suitable procedures for effective cost management on the programme, developing an approach suitable for the effective delivery of a major programme.
• Act as subject matter expert, defining reporting requirements for future partners to support programme cost management
• Ensure integrated working with Programme Definition Team to achieve alignment with the Task Briefs from the Client Team.

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