Senior Cost Manager

Kenton Black; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenton Black is excited to support a leading consultancy in expanding their UK Data Centre Cost Management team. They are seeking degree qualified Associate MEP Cost Managers for high profile Data Centre clients.

The ideal candidate will have a strong consultancy background and proven track record in MEP cost management. Responsibilities include cost estimations, procurement, and client interactions throughout the project lifecycle. Strong client facing skills are essential for this hybrid role.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying.
• Proven consultancy background.
• Strong MEP experience.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of cost estimates, RFPs, and procurement.
• Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Managing tendering and procurement activities.
• Producing monthly post-contract cost reports.
• Participating in cost variances and change control processes.

Skills

MEP cost management

Quantity surveying

Client facing skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Ideally Southeast with hybrid

Kenton Black International is excited to be supporting one of the world's leading consultancies in the expansion of their UK Data Centre Cost Management team. There currently exists opportunities for degree qualified Associate MEP Cost Managers to work on protects with new and existing high profile Data Centre clients.

We're keen to hear from people with a strong consultancy background and with a proven track record of delivering high quality MEP cost management/quantity surveying/scheduling across the full lifecycle of schemes. Applicants will ideally have strong client facing skills and a varied project background, although airport, data centres, hi-tech manufacturing, BESS, and logistics experience will be of particular interest.

Responsibilities will include -

• Pre- and post-contract duties, including preparation of cost estimates, RFPs, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
• Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling the contractual documents
• Taking responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
• Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts
• Maintain central feedback and learning on cost estimating from prospects and projects and contribute to updating of best practices in estimating

The ideal candidate will –

• Be educated to degree level, ideally in Quantity Surveying (essential)
• Be from a consultancy background (essential)
• Have strong MEP experience (essential)
• Have client facing/stakeholder management experience (essential)

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