Cost Manager

Job Overview

Competitive Salary + Excellent benefits (travel allowance, bonus scheme, pension, health insurance)

Location: London, Docklands

Job Type: Permanent / Full Time

Starting Date: asap

The Cost Manager within our Project Management team is responsible for preparing, completing and submitting for review, all building and services engineering costs on a wide variety of Business-As-Us-ual and major capital expenditure projects. Enhancing value for money while maintaining required installation standards and quality.

Key tasks

• Develop detailed project budgets for Building and MEP installations for review with the commercial team and project teams.
• Actively review and challenge the developing scope of works, design, tender and tender review information and present it to the rest of the Commercial Team.
• Develop the Project Budget into a detailed Cost Plan with a cash-flow forecast, advising the commercial team of any deviation. Monitor project expenditure.
• Work alongside the Procurement department in the execution of the tendering process, actively participating in the selection process of contractors and suppliers.
• Participate in the administration of contracts, by assessing financial impacts, assessing the value of materials and the progress of the works for the purpose of Valuations.
• Evaluate Building and MEP related contractor/supplier claims (Loss & Expense), Payless Notices, and Extensions of Time.
• Complete Section and Practical Completion Account negotiations and preparation of final accounts.
• Prepare Building and MEP cost-related activities for insurance, insurance claims, and Capital Allowances.
• Raise PRF's and monitor approvals for the release of the PO on the accounting system (currently Coupa).
• Fully utilise the deployed document management system relating to Projects (currently ASite).

Qualifications and Skills

• Degree or other equivalent qualification (Desired).
• Membership of Professional Institute (Desired).
• Experience of Data Centre M&E (Desired).
• Cost Management Experience (5+ years).
• Competence demonstrated by work experience and/or qualifications.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Team player, with a proactive approach.