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:
• Assume day-to-day delivery responsibility for larger project/programmes of work and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks without supervision. • Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation. • Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports. • Provide risk and value management. • Contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings. • Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation. • Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality. • 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. • Ensure service delivery is in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance. • Ensure compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable. • Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process. • Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader. • Ensure filing of project correspondence in accordance with requirements. • Contribute towards bid and tender preparation and business development. • Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships. • Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement. • Ensure that change control processes for the services we provide are effectively managed. • Provide advice on procurement and contracts. • Prepare and evaluating tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation. • Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level. • Provide leadership to the staff, where required. Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate. • Mentor and coach team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the Practice and development of their career. • Monitor project fees and ensure resource and time inputs are in line with approved budgets.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
• The ability to: • Deliver results in a client facing role including: • Confidently respond to a client request; as well as understanding when to escalate client issues to senior members of the team. • Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery. • Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges. • Commitment to outperforming client expectations. • Support stakeholder management. • Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change. • Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines. • Demonstrate a high degree of integrity. • Show strong leadership skills and demonstrate ability to lead, creating a close- knit team. Motivate and mentor the team to work effectively in a dynamic environment, including the supply chain. Starting to manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director. • Manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director. • Prioritise and self-manage with ability to work in a high-pressure environment.
Preferred Education and Experience:
• Preferably degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree. • MRICS / other equivalent qualification or experience. • Leadership development training. • 7+ years’ experience. • Proven experience in the Infrastructure sector. • Extensive knowledge of construction industry technical matters. • Extensive experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC. • Excellent pre and post contract technical cost management skills. • Strong core technical skills. • Excellent oral and written communication skills. • Strong IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. • Strong interpersonal skills with both client and staff. Good interpersonal skills with both clients and staff. • Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning. • Energetic and motivated with natural drive and an innovative flair, resourcefulness and ability to adapt to change. • An ability to think clearly and make reasoned decisions, explaining the logic employed. • Good 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.