What the job involves:
On the projects
- Quantity surveying, cost control and change management across the full lifecycle, covering fit-out, refurbishment and ground-up work
- Primary point of contact for reporting on the commercial status of projects and programs
- Working directly with GCs, owners' reps, consultants and other stakeholders, and coordinating the cost side within the wider construction process
- Coordinating delivery of cost management and project controls services across a range of project types and sectors
- Advising clients on procurement and contracting strategy across delivery models, including program-level capital planning and reporting
- Driving best practice and improving cost management procedures, processes, templates and tools
Running the team
- Leading, coaching and growing a team of cost managers and QSs, including performance reviews and career development
- Setting the team's direction against client and business objectives, with KPIs and risk plans to match
- Tracking margins, fee forecasts and resourcing across commissions
- Implementing and maintaining business management systems, carrying out internal audits and coordinating external audits with certification bodies
Winning work
- Building client relationships, understanding the market and developing a pipeline of opportunities
- Writing proposals and RFP responses, and pursuing cross-selling opportunities
- Presenting to senior stakeholders and joining leadership meetings on project status, staffing and initiatives
- Capturing lessons learned for the internal best practice database, and attending industry and networking events
What you'll bring
- A bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related field. A graduate degree in one of these is preferred.
- At least 8 years of cost management experience in construction, including commercial real estate projects
- Construction consultancy experience, which is strongly preferred
- A strong foundation in quantity surveying practice. RICS accreditation, or working toward it, is preferred.
- Experience across multiple sectors
- Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills
Associate Director in tampa at Unknown Company
This position is listed as contract and onsite.