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. Key Responsibilities
• Business development, business planning and work winning. • Preparing and leading on bids, presentations and interviews. • Financial planning and forecasting of fees and monitoring/measuring forecast versus actual turnover. • Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports. • Provide risk and value management, including facilitation of workshops and project risk registers. • Contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings. • 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. • Use of the full range of Project Management processes. • Experience of drafting and maintaining programmes using Microsoft Project/P6 and undertaking review analysis of programme activities. (NEC programme experience is beneficial). • Proactive day to day responsibility for various sized projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision and supporting larger projects and programmes of work. • Prepare and evaluate tenders, contractor/consultant selection and contract documentation. • Contract administration for relevant contract provisions, monthly reporting and chairing project meetings. • 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. • Work to deadlines set by the Senior Director. • Ensure filing of project correspondence in accordance with requirements. • Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships. • Ensure that change control processes for the services we provide are effectively managed. • 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 Director. • 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. • Provide overall leadership to the Project Management team including project and service delivery, processes, development etc. • Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation. • Support risk and value management, including facilitation of workshops and project risk registers. • Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the business, particularly Health & Safety and Quality Assurance. • Undertake service in compliance with client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable. • Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process. • Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement. • Communicate effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing projects. • Provide advice on procurement and contracts. • Responsibility for, and must be committed to promoting, protecting, developing and enabling the business and your colleagues, within the parameter of your job role. • Contribute towards bid and tender preparation and business development. • Develop and manage Project Programmes and obtain the buy-in of all stakeholders. • Drive project performance, service delivery and technical and commercial outcomes and undertaking reviews, ensuring client delivery is above expectation.
Qualifications
• Preferably degree qualified: construction, cost or project management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree. • MRICS / other equivalent qualification or experience. • 8–10+ years’ experience. • Experience acting as an Associate Director preferred. • Proven experience in the Real Estate 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 and project management skills. • Strong interpersonal skills with both client 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.