Senior Cost Manager - Hybrid (Reading)

RLB International; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Private Healthcare

Gym Membership

Cycle to Work

APC mentoring

Job summary

RLB Reading is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our Cost Management team. This role focuses on cost management across diverse sectors, with emphasis on pre-construction cost planning and tendering for high-profile projects in the Thames Valley.

You will report to Stephen Scott and operate within a hybrid working model, enjoying development and APC mentoring within an independent employee-owned firm.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• MRICS or similar professional membership.
• Strong cost planning and pre-construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures
• Comply with established Commercial, Procurement, Contractual strategies
• Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
• Cost Planning including preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals and preparation of elemental cost plans
• Running a competitive tender process including managing queries from tendering contractors
• Pre and Post Contract Quantity Surveying
• Supporting formal dispute resolution process and contract close out strategy as required

Skills

Quantity Surveying

MRICS

Cost Planning

Pre-Construction

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS membership

Tools

JCT Contracts

NEC Contracts

Job description

RLB Reading is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our Cost Management team. This role focuses on cost management across diverse sectors, with emphasis on pre-construction cost planning and tendering for high-profile projects in the Thames Valley.

You will report to Stephen Scott and operate within a hybrid working model, enjoying development and APC mentoring within an independent employee-owned firm.