Senior Cost Manager

Pick Everard; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Career and professional development

CSR opportunities

26 days’ annual leave + BH + buy up to

Private healthcare

Life assurance and healthcare cashplan

Stakeholder pension

Professional subscriptions

Employee discount scheme

Eyecare scheme

Wellbeing support and EAP

Job summary

Pick Everard seeks a Senior Cost Manager in Glasgow with flexible location. The role is seconded to a defence-sector client, with 3–5 days per week workload to start. Independent work ethic, strong commercial and client-management experience required.

Security clearance will be pursued after securing the role, and British nationality is necessary. Join a supportive network offering training, guidance, and clear career development pathways within a consultancy environment.

Qualifications

• Chartered Surveyor with post-chartered experience (desirable).
• Member of RICS.
• Strong track record in consultancy Quantity Surveying and cost management.
• Thorough understanding of JCT and NEC3 forms.
• Excellent client management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost estimates, BOQs, contract docs and reports with accuracy.
• Audit/cost checks of construction and FM contracts.
• Identify and quantify cost risks, monitor budgets, contingencies and cash flow.
• Lead design team meetings and advise on cost control matters.
• Ensure health and safety compliance across projects.

Skills

Chartered Surveyor

RICS member

Cost management

Building contracts (JCT/NEC3)

Client management

Cost planning

Education

MRICS

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

None

Job description

Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking to appoint a dedicated, forward-thinking Senior Cost Manager in Glasgow, although the location for this role is flexible providing the individual can travel to Glasgow on occasion. This opportunity is a flexible contract seconded to one of our key strategic clients in the defence sector, with an expected workload of between three to five days per week to start with.

We're looking for someone who is able to work independently on arrival, with strong commercial management experience and great client management skills. Joining a supportive network, you can expect to receive training, guidance and genuine scope for career development.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Ensure accurate provision of cost estimates, bills of quantities, contract documents and reports.
• Carries out audits/cost checks/reviews of construction and FM contracts.
• Identifying and quantifying cost risks and opportunities, monitoring project budgets, contingencies and cash flow.
• Resources own jobs, undertakes team supervision and monitors internal costs.
• Runs Design Team meetings, reports on and gives advice on cost control matters.
• Compliance with Health & Safety requirements, practices and procedures.

Please note that due to this role being for a Defence client, security clearance will be required, and this will be undertaken once you have secured the role. You must be a British national to be eligible to undergo the security clearance process.

Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here: Life at PickEverard - Pick Everard

Our ideal Senior Cost Manager will have:

• Chartered Surveyor with post chartered relevant experience (desirable)
• Member of RICS.
• Strong track record in a consultancy Quantity Surveying role, including cost management of building projects, feasibility/option studies, detailed cost planning, post contract cost management.
• Thorough understanding of the principal standard forms of Building Contracts including JCT and NEC3.
• Excellent client management skills.
• Ability to control day to day programming and planning.
• Excellent client communication skills.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.

What We Offer

• Agile working.
• Career and Professional Development.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan.
• Stakeholder pension.
• Professional subscriptions.
• Employee Discount Scheme.
• Eyecare Scheme.
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunities

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.

Accessibility

We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at [e-mail]. We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.

Agencies

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.