Senior / Estimating Manager - Contract

As a Principal Estimating Manager you will provide management of people and resources through the development of a series of Cost Estimates for high value and complex projects, including accurate first line assurance and establishing appropriate levels of contingency within the overall budget envelope.

About the role 

• Ensure Cost Management principles and processes are aligned with Risk Management, establishing contingency requirements within the overall budget envelope

• Undertake reviews of Cost Estimates, which will include challenging proposals using cost benchmarks and norms within the review process

• Develop overall Cost baselines, monitoring progress and taking corrective action in the management of Cost

• Accomplished understanding of Cost Management techniques including Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Demonstrate best practices by performing complex estimates and develop the supporting estimating deliverables, such as methodologies, basis documents and risk assessments

• Responsible for ensuring that the work performed on assigned projects is technically accurate, on schedule and within budget

• Capable of using a range of data to develop cost models, in particular indirect costs

• Coordinate technical issues with other functions on projects, including leading cost reviews

• Understand work processes of other disciplines and functions on projects and proposals

• Communicating cost related issues so that cost led design can be formulated

• Draw on best practice from industry (e.g. benchmarking databases) for all estimating and related Controls services.

About You:

• Membership of the RICS, ACostE, ICES or similar professional association and degree or equivalent experience or achieved NVQ Level 4 in Project Controls

• Chartered Status or in the process of achieving Chartered Status

• Experience in high value, complex type construction or infrastructure Estimating programmes

• Experience of leading and managing teams within the estimating process and facilitate communication with stakeholders on a range of Estimating issues

• Proficient at developing, understanding and quantifying work scope to develop first principals Cost Estimates

• Skilled at converting estimates into budgets for control purposes, as well as monitoring and evaluating the implementation of risk, opportunity and uncertainty control measures

• Ability to develop an analysis of external influencing factors such as inflation and market trends, both nationally and internationally

• Ability to interpret regulations and industry codes / standards affecting complex high value estimates

• Experience of managing the performance of others in the development of all discipline activities on projects or programmes of high value and complexity.