Associate Director Cost Management - Cambridge

Associate Director

Cost Management, Cambridge

Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working

About this opportunity

We are searching for a chartered quantity surveyor to join our growing Cambridge office as Associate Director for our cost management team.  This opportunity has been developed to support exciting growth plans and as a result of successful collaboration across our four South East regional offices. 

Joining our Cambridge office as Associate Director, you will start as a key member of the leadership team, supporting with business development, networking and bids for local & regional opportunities. You will also hold a management position, leading a team comprising chartered, assistant & graduate cost managers, providing quality assurance, professional development support & mentoring to enable their career growth and progression. 

Working with key clients spanning multiple sectors such as life sciences, education, healthcare, commercial & retail, you will be the first point of contact for new build, fit-out, refurbishment and extension projects, with construction values exceeding £50m. 

You will provide cost advice & guidance from design & feasibility through to final account, and will need excellent knowledge and practical experience delivering cost management services both pre and post contract. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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 and benchmarking
• Cost-in-use studies
• Advising on and implementing procurement strategies
• 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
• 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
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Who we are looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Broad, in-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification.
• Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques.
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
• Thorough knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks.
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator and Employer’s Agent.
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams
• Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills.
• Sound ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Ability to prepare first-class bids for services.
• Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.

Qualifications

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)