Senior MEP Cost Manager & Value Engineering Lead

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Gleeds is seeking an Executive level MEP Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to manage costs and budgets on London-region projects across residential, commercial office and workplace sectors. You’ll oversee cost planning, tendering and final accounts from early advice to settlement.

The role requires client-facing consultancy experience, ability to lead on MEP packages procurement, and delivering high-quality cost management services in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to prepare MEP cost plans and lead on value engineering.
• Experience delivering cost management across residential, commercial, and workplace sectors.
• Client-facing consultancy experience and ability to manage procurement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
• Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.
• Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers’ requirements.
• Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures.
• Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies.
• Cost planning.
• Cost-in-use studies.
• Advising on and implementing procurement strategies.
• Preparing tender documentation and managing the tender process, including designing tender marking schemes.
• Evaluating and reporting on tenders.
• Valuing completed work and arranging for payments.
• Settling final accounts.
• Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects.
• Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent.
• Producing and presenting reports to Customers.
• Mentoring and coaching employees to their full potential.
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.
• Preparing bids for services.
• Managing service delivery for profit.
• Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance

Skills

MEP cost planning

Value engineering

Procurement of MEP packages

Client-facing experience

Post MRICS cost management experience

Cost estimating and planning

Excellent communication skills

MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power

Education

MRICS qualification desirable

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

Gleeds is seeking an Executive level MEP Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to manage costs and budgets on London-region projects across residential, commercial office and workplace sectors. You’ll oversee cost planning, tendering and final accounts from early advice to settlement.

The role requires client-facing consultancy experience, ability to lead on MEP packages procurement, and delivering high-quality cost management services in a dynamic team environment.