Cost Manager-NEC-Construction-London

Cost Manager, Cost Management Specialist from a Construction or Engineering background with NEC experience, is required by our client based in London.

6 month initial contract -Please quote daily rates:(umbrella company)

Hybrid working-2 to 3 days a week on site

To lead, operate and manage the Cost function for a large scale, high profile construction programme.

Essential Skills and Experience

Demonstrable experience of programme and project cost management in engineering or construction industry

Knowledge of cost management processes and procedures

Ability to communicate cost information to peers, managers,client in a way that is understood by all, especially those with limited knowledge of project controls

Working knowledge of relevant project/programme cost management systems

Qualified to degree level in Project Management, Construction or Engineering or relevant experience

Proficient in CostX software

Proficient in Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

Experience working with NEC contracts

Desirable

Membership of the Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute or similar

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Act as a focal point for cost information, insight, and advice for the programme, ensuring professional relationships are developed and maintained with the programme team, supply chain and other Projects.

Own the programme cost baseline and maintain alignment across its associated components of requirements, scope, risk, schedule, and assumptions.

Manage requests for information and analysis such as variance analysis against business case and programme baselines

Manage baseline cost models and alignment with other Parliamentary projects.

Manage the assurance of all cost data provided to the programme and providing support to quality and assurance team.

Maintain a fully co-ordinated and compliant cost model for the programme.

Develop costed packages of work that align with Final Business Case or other governance arrangements and responsible for inputs and support finance team in medium term planning

Manage the interface between the programme cost and procurement of future partners and the delivery strategy.

Maintain suitable procedures for effective cost management on the programme, developing an approach suitable for the effective delivery of a major programme.

Act as subject matter expert, defining reporting requirements for future partners to support programme cost management

Ensure integrated working with Programme Definition Team to achieve alignment with the Task Briefs from the Client Team.