Senior Cost Manager

Pick Everard; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Senior Cost Manager to join their Bristol team. This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across various sectors, including commercial and infrastructure. You will have autonomy over your projects while being supported by a collaborative national team. The company values a positive working culture and provides excellent career development opportunities, ensuring you can grow and make a significant impact in your field. If you are passionate about delivering exceptional results and enhancing client relationships, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Agile working

26 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Healthcare cash plan

Professional subscriptions

Wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Stakeholder pension

Qualifications

• Chartered Cost Manager with significant consultancy experience required.
• Proficient in managing projects across the built environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates, bills of quantities, and reports.
• Lead bid processes and manage client relationships.

Skills

Cost Management

Project Management

Client Communication

Report Writing

Business Development

Education

Chartership

Degree in relevant field

Tools

Building Contracts (JCT, NEC3)

Job description

Our Opportunity

Are you a knowledgeable Cost Manager or Senior Cost Manager looking to take the next step in your career?

Do you want to work on a diverse range of exciting projects?

Are you looking to work within a collaborative team as part of a growing, multi-disciplinary consultancy?

If you answered yes to the above questions, we want to hear from you!

We are Pick Everard, delivering better together for over 160 years. We deliver exceptional places for people across sectors including commercial, retail, residential, defence and more. Client focus is our strength, and culture is our passion. We are proud to work with prestigious clients on a range of projects across the built environment, helping to create a sustainable future for all.

As part of our ambitious growth strategy, we are looking to appoint a dynamic Senior Cost Manager in Bristol. Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development.

Within the role, you will have ownership over your projects; providing you with a great level of autonomy.

You can expect to become involved in:

• Local authority + national government frameworks
• Projects within the commercial, energy, infrastructure, and justice sectors amongst others

Your core duties will include:

• Preparation of cost estimates, bills of quantities, contract documents and reports.
• Building on existing client relationships and ensuring commissions are delivered on time.
• Leading the bid process and undertaking some aspects of business development.
• Resourcing own jobs, undertaking team supervision and monitoring internal costs.
• Controlling day to day programming and planning.
• Supporting junior colleagues on a day-to-day basis.
• Participating in Design Team meetings, reporting on and giving advice on cost control matters.
• Carrying out quality checks on work produced by colleagues.

About You

You will be committed to enhancing our positive working culture, by having a compassionate attitude and always treating others with respect.

In order to be considered for this role, you must:

• Have achieved Chartership
• Have significant relevant experience within Cost Management in a consultancy environment.
• Be proficient in managing projects across the built environment, conducting feasibility studies, detailed cost planning and have both pre and post contract experience.
• Have thorough understanding of the principal standard forms of Building Contracts including JCT and NEC3
• Have experience liaising directly with clients.
• Have ability to control day to day programming and planning.
• Have excellent client communication skills, report writing skills, presentation skills at project level.

In order to stand out from the crowd, it is desirable for you:

• To be undertaking regular CPD activities.
• To have a strong track record of work and longevity within a previous role/s.
• To have experience line managing and supporting other members of the team.
• To have an interest and/or experience in business development activities.
• To be a member of the RICS.

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What we offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.

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