Senior Cost Manager

This position requires on-site presence at the project location in the US.

• Assisting on feasibility studies and the writing of procurement strategy reports
• Ability to lead pre and post contract management on Office and Retail related fitting-out projects
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring including managing the pre-qualification stage producing the tender list putting the preliminaries together tender analysis producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes where applicable referring major changes to line manager
• Responsibility for carrying out cost checks and valuations on multiple projects and ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation take place
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client 
• Inputting into value engineering. Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages
• Identifying ways in which cost management procedures templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
• Knowledge management Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the internal database 
• Financial management Keeping track of the ongoing time on projects relative to our contract and agreed deliverables
• Process improvement Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Quantity Surveying Cost Management/Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years experience in cost management of commercial projects
• Mechanical and Electrical work-related experience is an advantage. 
• Experience from consultancy background in the private sector is preferred. 
• Excellent technical knowledge and experience across the full range of Cost Management duties including: Cost Estimates Bills of Quantities Value Engineering Tendering and Evaluation Contract Knowledge Variation management and Final Account close-out
• Team player with excellent leadership and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiation influence and collaborate with others in an integrated team environment
• Bilingual (Chinese & English) required

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time