Senior Quantity Surveyor
5 days ago
Birmingham
Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release. Cumming Group, a Cost and Project Management Consultancy within the construction industry, provides a wide range of services to clients spanning several different sectors. Cumming Group are seeking to recruit a Senior Cost Manager in our Birmingham Office. The Senior Cost Manager will be an integral part of a team that is accountable for the delivery of various Industrial & Logistics projects with one of the largest Industrial & Logistics developers in the UK. Cumming group have a 20+ year relationship with this valued repeat client and a dedicated team delivering multiple schemes at various project stages. The role of a Senior Cost Manager includes the following responsibilities: • Provide cost management and employer’s agent services through pre and post contract stages, • Manage the consultant team from planning and due diligence stages through to tendering, contract award and post-contract employer’s agent role, • Close working with Cumming Group directors being a key focal point for each of the clients' representatives, ensuring an exemplary service ensuring client satisfaction and performance of the delivery team, • Business development input, with a keen interest in the wider I&L market, key players, competitors and targeted growth of sector delivery, • To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with office Quality Assurance processes and procedures, • Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards, • Develop relationships with clients, consultants and other supply partners Key Attributes: The ability to – • Support for client bids on prospective new sites and cost benchmarking, providing advice on procurement and delivery strategies related to the location of the development., • Preparation of indicative cost budgets and appraisals, • Preparation of elemental cost plans, • Advising on high-level cost per sq.ft/m2 benchmark metrics with an appreciation of abnormal costs, • Understand the Client’s needs and develop a strategy with the Client to deliver them., • Value engineering analysis including commenting on design proposals where affordability could be challenging. Ensuring that little or no change is experienced post contract., • Market testing of key elements for the developments with key supply chain partners, • Data analysis on design efficiencies, benchmark costings, inflation trends, • Digital measurement and elemental take-offs, • Engaging the Construction Market, advising clients on suitable supply chain partners, relative to experience, financial standing and ability to deliver projects., • Preparing and issuing tender documentation, including the appreciation of any special conditions specific to the Client's needs., • Running tender processes to planned timelines including managing queries from tendering contractors to ensure fully compliant tenders are submitted., • Preparation of electronic contract documents including management and completion of warranties., • Acting as Employer’s Agent under JCT D&B contracts, • Scrutinising and verifying applications for interim payments, • Assisting project managers in preparing Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events where applicable (NEC contracts), • Chairing in-person site progress meetings with clients, contractors and key stakeholders, • Advising and liaising with project design team and internal team Qualifications & Skills: • Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar technical discipline, • Client facing, ensuring a high standard of delivery, • Experience in industrial and logistics projects desirable, • MRICS preferred, • Strong experience of JCT Design & Build contracts, • NEC contract experience desirable, • Ability to successfully manage complex projects in a proactive and diligent manner, • Strong technical delivery experience, • Strong cost planning experience, • Commercially astute, • Experience of providing procurement advice, tender documentation and post contract services, • Previously employed by a consultancy or end user client, • A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines, • Full clean driving license with attendance at regular monthly site meetings throughout the UK, • Working from home is permitted 1 day per week, but this role is a senior position with close management of an office-based team therefore in-person office attendance is important for building relationships Cumming Management Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, “race” (includes nationality, national / ethnic origins, colour) marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender reassignment, religion and belief.