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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.