Senior Cost Manager

Cumming Group UK & Europe; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group, a leading international project and cost management consultancy, invites applications for a senior programme/cost management role in Belfast. The position focuses on delivering large, complex assignments with extensive client interaction and a strong emphasis on value engineering, risk management and timely reporting.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, build trusted client relationships, and contribute to bid activity while upholding safety and quality standards across

Qualifications

• Must have client-facing delivery experience and ability to respond to client requests.
• Strong risk and value management capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with procurement, contracts and cost management practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery for large programmes with minimal supervision.
• Prepare budgets, cost plans and client reports.
• Provide risk and value management and contract administration including valuations.
• Support bid and tender preparation and business development.
• Mentor and coach team members to support growth of the practice.

Skills

Client-facing delivery

Risk & value management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Team mentoring

Education

MRICS / equivalent qualification

Degree in construction or cost management

Tools

MS Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

• Assume day-to-day delivery responsibility for larger project/programmes of work and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks without supervision.
• Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Provide risk and value management.
• Contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings.
• Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Manage the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard.
• Ensure service delivery is in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Ensure compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader.
• Ensure filing of project correspondence in accordance with requirements.
• Contribute towards bid and tender preparation and business development.
• Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.
• Ensure that change control processes for the services we provide are effectively managed.
• Provide advice on procurement and contracts.
• Prepare and evaluating tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation.
• Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level.
• Provide leadership to the staff, where required. Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate.
• Mentor and coach team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the Practice and development of their career.
• Monitor project fees and ensure resource and time inputs are in line with approved budgets.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• The ability to:
• Deliver results in a client facing role including:
• Confidently respond to a client request; as well as understanding when to elevate client issues to senior members of the team.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.
• Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.
• Commitment to outperforming client expectations.
• Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Show strong leadership skills and demonstrate ability to lead, creating a close- knit team. Motivate and mentor the team to work effectively in a dynamic environment, including the supply chain. Starting to manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.
• Manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.
• Prioritise and self-manage with ability to work in a high-pressure environment.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Preferably degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree.
• MRICS / other equivalent qualification or experience.
• 7+ years’ experience.
• Proven experience in the Infrastructure sector.
• Extensive knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Extensive experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Excellent pre and post contract technical cost management skills.
• Strong core technical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal skills with both client and staff. Good interpersonal skills with both clients and staff.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning.
• Energetic and motivated with natural drive and an innovative flair, resourcefulness and ability to adapt to change.
• An ability to think clearly and make reasoned decisions, explaining the logic employed.
• Good experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.