Associate Director

Ref
MAX6454
Consultant
Adam Cadwaladr
Region
London
Location
London - Within M25
Salary
Circa £65k - £75k + package
Job Posted
29/01/2016
Type
Permanent
Status

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
  • Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate involving the companies specialist Value Management team
  • Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan
  • Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively
  • Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
  • Value engineering and life cycle costing
  • Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
  • Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
  • Strong relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team.
  • Manage the delivery of cost management team outputs in accordance with agreed time-scales and quality standards.
  • Experience of working in the UK construction market
  • Co-ordination and sign off on all management information produced by the cost management teams prior to issue.
  • To gain more clients through strong business development skills.
  • Management of tender documents, appraisals and negotiations.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Proven industry experience.
  • A strong background in the delivery of consultancy services.
  • Experience of leading cost management commissions for various sized construction projects and medium to high complexity.
  • Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
  • People management experience, particularly in the context of managing a cost management team delivering a project.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

  • Ideally Degree qualified or equivalent in one of the following fields: construction, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, surveying or architecture.
  • Masters in Cost Management or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The employer is a world leading international construction and management consultancy with offices in over 30 countries. They provide Cost Management, Project Management, Management Consultancy and Contract Services to public and private sectors in property, infrastructure and natural resources.

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