Senior Cost Manager

**About The Role**:
**About this opportunity**

Senior professional responsible for managing customer relationships, and coordinating cost management service delivery of data centres construction projects - from early cost advice to settlement of the final account.

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
- Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.
- Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers’ requirements and in accordance with the business procedures.
- Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies.
- Cost planning.
- Cost-in-use studies.
- Advising on and implementing procurement strategies.
- Preparing tender documentation and managing the tender process, including designing tender marking schemes.
- Evaluating and reporting on tenders.
- Valuing completed work and arranging for payments.
- Settling final accounts.
- Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects.
- Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer’s Agent.
- Producing and presenting reports to Customers.
- Mentoring and coaching employees to their full potential.
- Preparing bids for services.
- Managing service delivery for profit.
- Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance

**As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to**:

- Opportunities to develop and grow your career
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working arrangements

**About You**:
**Who we’re looking for**:
**Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills**
- Sound commercial / cost management experience in Data Centres construction projects, covering pre-contract and construction / post-contract cost management tasks.
- Practical knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
- Sound knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks
- Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written
- Methodical way of thinking and approach to work
- Organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments.
- Excellent problem, negotiating, finance and numeracy management skills
- Sound ICT skills, with a good level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams
- English - C2 / native

**Qualifications**
- Degree in Quantity Surveying.
- Professional qualifications and/or membership of the RICS, CIOB, CICES, CIPS or other relevant Chartered Institute are desirable.

**About Us**:
**About us**

A world of opportunity

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people - colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 75 offices across the globe, you’ll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we’re committed to the success of our people, clients and communities - giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

- Professionalism with personality
- Excellence with humility Innovation with agility

**We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.**

**Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.