Senior Cost Manager

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SENIOR COST CONSULTANT- COST CONSULTANCY AND COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

• To take responsibility and lead the Cost Consultancy team. Oversee the global forecasting efforts for the Account across multiple regions. Understand, analyse, and report variances with mitigation plan.
• Responsible for leading initiatives and managing projects throughout the lifecycle, lending itself to more complex commissions.
• Acting as the main client interface, delivering on client objectives and adding value to the cost management service offering.
• Actively managing and coaching colleagues from Assistant to Cost Consultant levels and positively influencing the direction of growth of the up-coming talent.

SCOPE

The scope of the Senior Cost Consultant can be defined by the value and complexity of the global portfolio being worked on. Within this role, a Senior Cost Consultant should be able to run and manage an annual portfolio of $200M USD as well as tactically managing complex projects.

As a Senior Cost Consultant, work should be carried out autonomously, managing and setting own deadlines relative to requirements. There is a strong requirement to act as the lead on forecasting, benchmarking, contract negotiations and on the various procurement routes and negotiations of contract award.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To include:

• Providing cost intelligence and benchmarking support with limited senior management input.
• Owning the accuracy of global forecast for a wide portfolio of projects every month.
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project.
• Performing audits on global projects and drive consistency in delivering projects.
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
• Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
• Driving consistency on project cost variances and change control processes to manage projects effectively.
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
• Value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Ensuring that final accounts are promptly negotiated and agreed.
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all the above accountabilities.

Marketing and business development, to include:

• Assisting in the development of new business opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities.
• Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work.
• Attending interviews with Associate Directors and Directors.
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients.

Internal management accountabilities, to include:

• Staff management (where appropriate) - Inputting into the formal management of an Assistant Cost Manager or small cost management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals.
• Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the internal database.
• Process improvement - Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.

REPORTING

Depending upon context, a Senior Cost Consultant is likely to report to an Associate Director, or Director.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

ABOUT CBRE

CBRE is the world's leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. CBRE currently employs roughly 80,000 people worldwide, with 2,500 working in the UK. The Company's core services include property sales, leasing and management, facilities and project management, investment management and, research and consulting. In central London, CBRE advises on more commercial property than any other adviser and across the United Kingdom with offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.