Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client
Manage estimating services for full project by developing project estimates, reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client
Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with the client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register
Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors
Manage & monitor invoicing process
Benchmark performance against other successful commissions
Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs
Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual.

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in a cost management role in the construction industry
RICS accreditation or working towards it is valuable
Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering
Strong communication skills.

Cost Manager – Quantity Surveyor, Healthcare Construction

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