Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Assistant Cost Manager

A national leading consultancy in Milton Keynes have an opening for an Assistant Cost Manger to join their team.

Working on a range of industry leading schemes, they operate within a range of sectors, including commercial, education, healthcare, leisure, retail and residential. The majority of their workload is refurbishment, and they are most prominent in the retail sector

Lots of benefits:

• £Neg
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• 6% pension
• All expenses covered for work purposes
• Hybrid working – 1 day a week from home.
• 8.30 to 5 – again flexible – you can start earlier/ finish earlier if you prefer
• Private health insurance and can add your family
• Open plan office
• Informal working environment
• Trust people – manage your own workload
• Casual dress
• Regular social events
• Plenty of room to progress
• RICS support

The role - Assistant Cost Manager 

You will be joining a team of 19 and will enjoy working in a collaborative working environment in a modern, open plan office.

You will be working on one of their most prestigious retail framework accounts, undertaking a full range of construction projects, largely fit out and refurbishment,  ranging from £50,000 - multi-million pound works. 

You will be working on fast paced / fast turnaround projects

Office based in the main, out seeing clients roughly once a week.

Job Objectives: You will assist with: 

• Establishing friendly, professional relationships with clients and be an extension of their team
• Subcontractor tendering and reviewing costs.
• Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
• Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
• Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.

The right person. Assistant Cost Manager 

You will have some form of construction qualification, and 1 years plus experience working as an Assistant Cost Planner, or an Assistant Quantity Surveyor. 

Candidates from housing or contracting / commercial backgrounds will be considered.