About this role
Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors. Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Agree a set revenue budget and total headcount for team with Director / Senior Director. • Support the implementation and development of strategic initiatives at service and sector level. • Identifying with Director areas to develop further with existing resource– i.e. Power BI & developing staff further (estimating or scheduling for example). • Lead service delivery with existing key clients, maintaining and strengthening client relationships and using opportunities to cross-sell. • Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships. • Being aware of the profit and loss on projects within their responsibility. Showing awareness of the business side of service delivery and its impact on the company P&L. Demonstrate ability to monitor and make necessary changes to maintain profitability on projects. • Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation. • Developing and leading a team towards achievement of the long-term strategy. Support Directors with recruitment aligned with long-term strategy. Support recruitment in sector/office. • Support monthly updates to Senior Directors and Directors on area of responsibility within the sector. • Project manage new bids including resource planning and fee proposals for Director approval. • Supporting Directors in administrating the appropriate processes and procedures are in place during the bidding and delivery phases of projects. • Manage project budgets; implement robust contract and project change control processes to ensure Client approvals are in place to facilitate monthly invoicing. • Associate Directors responsible for areas – involved in recovery of outstanding fees. • Manage the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard. • Understand the scope of services and corresponding fee. Show awareness and manage services level within fee structure and identify opportunities to seek additional fees for additional services. • Assist in the forecasting of team workload and staffing requirements for area of responsibility. • Provide leadership to your team. Where required, resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director. • Complete all annual appraisals for direct reportees. • Ensure staff have current and relevant training. • Mentor team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the Business and development of their career. • Ensure service delivery is in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Business, particularly Health & Safety and Quality Assurance. • Ensuring communication is clear with staff (team) understanding key priorities and business goals. • Ensure compliance with client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills. • Strong core technical skills. • Strong interpersonal and team building skills. • Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning. • Good knowledge of construction industry technical issues. • The ability to negotiate, influence and deliver results in a client facing role. • Energetic and motivated with natural drive and an innovative flair, resourcefulness and ability to adapt to change. • Highly presentable with the ability to gain trust and respect. • Strong personal relationships and client relationships that will support growth for the Sector. • Ability to set challenging, demanding and progressive business goals that support the strategy and vision for the area of responsibility within sector, or sectors and clients. • Ability to address key issues that affect achievement of targets set within area of responsibility. • The ability to deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change. • The ability to function in a pressurised environment to strict deadlines. • The ability to manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Directors. • Able to advise and guide colleagues in a supportive manner ensuring targets are set and deadlines achieved for area of responsibility. • High degree of integrity. • The ability to lead a team. • The ability to create a close knit team as required and motivate and mentor the team. The ability to work effectively in a dynamic team environment.
Preferred Education and Experience:
• Ideally degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering, or quantity surveying. • MRICS/ other equivalent qualification or experience. • Experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.
Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.
Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.