Cost Manager

The Cumming Group is a global leader in project and cost management, specialising in complex construction and development projects. With over 2,500 employees across more than 60 locations worldwide, the company has an impressive track record across a range of industries, including healthcare, education, hospitality, and commercial real estate. The Cumming Group has successfully delivered projects in over 100 countries and brings in-depth expertise in project management, cost estimation, scheduling, and strategic planning.

• Provide support for day-to-day delivery responsibility for small to medium projects, support larger projects/programmes of work and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision.
• Support knowledge capture, sharing and innovation. Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level.
• Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Support risk and value management.
• Contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings.
• Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Support the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard.
• Undertake service delivery is in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Provide services in compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader.
• Filing of project correspondence in accordance with requirements.
• Support evaluation of tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation.
• Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Deliver results in a client facing role including:
• Confidently respond to a client request; as well as understanding when to elevate client issues to senior members of the team.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.
• Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.
• Commitment to outperforming client expectations.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Dealing with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines.
• Show good leadership skills and demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and manage teams including the supply chain.
• Starting to manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Ideally degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree.
• Working towards MRICS / other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Developed understanding of leadership techniques and ideally some formal leadership training.
• 4+ years’ experience.
• Experience in the Real Estate sector is desirable.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Basic pre and post contract technical cost management skills.
• Good core technical skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Good IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Developing interpersonal skills with both client and staff.