Associate Director - Cost Management

Linesight; Bangalore Rural; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight, a global project and cost management consultancy, seeks an Associate Director in Cost Management to lead experienced teams and drive client partnerships. You will oversee multiple project deliverables, mentor leaders, and contribute to business development while maintaining rigorous QA/QC standards.

With 15+ years of QS experience, you will head client engagements, define processes, and push for digital transformation and superior value delivery across Indian and international

Qualifications

• Strong operational management experience in a dynamic environment.
• 15+ years' QS experience in construction with Indian & international projects.
• Ideally chartered and a member of the RICS.
• Degree or comparable experience in cost management or quantity surveying.
• Excellent communicator verbally and in writing.
• Ability to build strong relationships with team and clients.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key account manager in the team, developing client relationships based upon partnership and trust
• Oversee key strategic client projects & all the requests
• Take the responsibility of managing the end deliverable of multiple projects
• Work closely with QS, Cost Managers and Sr. Cost Managers to achieve desired outcomes
• Lead the department to deliver impeccable quality and client value
• Lead and mentor leaders and team members
• Support Business Development and Marketing responsibilities for the Department
• Attend and manage project kick-off calls and client calls
• Foster top performance and growth for employees via mentorship and leadership
• Ensure management reporting and QA/QC programs

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in cost management or quantity surveying

Job description

Overview

As an Associate Director in Cost Management at Linesight, you will lead highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will build on your vast industry experience which will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Act as the key account manager in the team, developing client relationships based upon partnership and trust


• Oversee key strategic client projects & all the requests


• Take the responsibility of managing the end deliverable of multiple projects


• Work closely with QS, Cost Managers and Sr. Cost Managers in ensuring the works are carried to achieve the desired outcomes


• Be responsible for resource planning and other activities related to efficiency


• Impart training to the leaders & other team members


• Shall actively help support Business Development and Marketing responsibilities for the Department


• Attend and manage the project kick-off calls and other Client calls


• Apply your wealth of quantity surveying experience to achieve all project deliverables within performance measures


• Foster top performance and growth for your employees via excellent mentorship and leadership


• Lead your team to deliver impeccable quality and client value


• Ensure a L&D program is set up and implemented


• Ensure and implement a robust client care program


• Ensure and implement a QA / QC program


• Ensure management reporting


• Ensure the department is in the forefront of digital transformation and automation

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have strong operational management experience in a dynamic environment


• Ability to put together a professional approach to all aspects of departmental activities


• Ability to work and delegate the works to a team and engage in ensuring optimum team productivity


• Possess in-depth knowledge of how to define processes and improvise the all the activities towards the quality deliverables


• Ability to manage team of multiple Estimators & Leaders


• Are proficient in Client interactions and focussing on Client relationship building


• Have the ability for generating innovation and solution-oriented approaches


• Have 15+ years' QS experience in construction ideally with exposure to Indian & International projects


• Have confidence to head up meetings with clients


• Have a degree or comparable experience in a cost management or quantity surveying


• Are ideally chartered and a member of the RICS


• Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing


• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight , you can truly discover the power of team !

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you !