Are you a proactive Cost Manager looking to work on building projects that maintain and improve existing housing stock and increase energy efficiency for the benefit of residents? If so, keep reading!
A leading Cost Management team in the UK continues to grow, with specific demand within the housing sector.
This is a business who strongly promote personal and career development with clear career structures and development programmes.
This is an opportunity that can be based remotely or ideally close to the Cambridge area.
Job Responsibilities:
- You will be primarily working alongside an Associate or Director as part of an experienced and Client valued team to successfully manage and deliver cost management of planned maintenance programmes to residential dwellings including publicly funded programmes to improve energy efficiency.
- The locations of the programmes of work are in the South/South-East of England with primary emphasis on London although the requirements for site visits / travel is minimal.
- The role will cover the whole project lifecycle from initial inception/estimates, through to on-site delivery and will require proactive management of projects in a Quantity Surveying role, taking wider responsibility for other aspects of successful project delivery in addition to managing project finances.
- You will help develop collaborative relationships with our existing Clients, contractors and supply chain and need to demonstrate an ability and desire to obtain increasing understanding of a client's businesses, demonstrating client focus.
- Successful delivery of projects will be with minimum supervision so you must be willing and able to act independently and confidently in this Client facing role.
- Commissions are to be managed and completed efficiently, on time and with a keen desire to maintain Client satisfaction leading to continued and further business.
Requirements:
- Experience of working on asset management / maintenance contracts.
- Experience of residential projects and clients, perhaps working for a client or consultant organisation in this field.
- Strong understanding of construction / building technologies used in the maintenance, repair and improvement of existing residential buildings of various ages and architypes.
- Experience of schedule of rates valued contracts.
- Experience in providing Cost Management services including Estimating, Cost Reporting, Valuations and Final Accounts.
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to develop long term relationships with all team members, and effectively balance people and processes.
- A self-motivated individual with the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team which work from geographically diverse office locations including home workers.
- Experience of or willingness to manage internal resources, including the training and mentoring of more junior staff members.
- Relevant construction focused qualification.
- Proven experience in asset management / maintenance contracts
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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