Cost Manager

9 hours ago

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 8f1976e0-c504-46fc-9b61-b057f95d00f9 Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

What's The Opportunity
We have an opportunity for an ambitious Quantity Surveyor wishing to progress their career to join our cost management team. You will work closely with senior members of the team supporting the delivery of a variety of projects, sectors, clients and significant projects in the Northeast and across the wider business.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

  • Manage and be the single point of contact for the day-to-day delivery of projects
  • Lead client facing meetings, dealing with multi-disciplined teams and project delivery.
  • Provide building cost advice at various RIBA Stages including preparation of feasibility estimates, cost plans, pre-tender estimates and the like.
  • Advise clients and project design teams on the cost implications of different construction methods, alternative choices of materials and size and quality of the project to ensure that each element is reconciled with the cost plan allowance and the overall project remains within budget.
  • Undertake measurement in accordance with defined standards.
  • Provide advice on contracts, procurement strategy, risk management, value engineering and the overall tendering process.
  • Prepare, issue, evaluate and report on tenders.
  • Prepare contract documentation.
  • Manage the costs of projects during the construction stage and negotiate final accounts.
  • Agreement of monthly valuations.
  • Preparation of monthly cost reports.
  • Valuing and agreeing post contract variations.
  • Undertake cost research, market testing, data capture etc.
  • Assist with compliance with QA requirements.
  • Develop relationships with existing clients, consultants and contractors.
  • Develop new relationships with clients, consultants and contractors.

Skills and experience you need to have for this role

  • Relevant experience gained in a consultancy - which will be discussed at interview
  • RICS accredited degree or equivalent
  • Ideally MRICS or actively working towards
  • Experience using JCT & NEC suite of contracts
  • Experience of pre and post contract quantity surveying duties including procurement and tendering
  • Experience using Microsoft Office software
  • Experience of relevant QS software applications, CostX, Bluebeam etc.
  • Holder of UK driving licence
  • Experience of utilising Contract Management software

Personal Attributes

  • Articulate, capable of establishing and maintaining strong client relationships
  • Commercially aware with excellent negotiation and organisational skills
  • Excellent communication and reporting writing skills
  • Positive working attitude and can do spirit
  • Keen interest in reading and applying terms of construction contracts
  • Ability to work under pressure in fast paced environments.

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