Assistant Cost Manager

A national leading consultancy in Milton Keynes have an opening for an Assistant Cost Manager to join their team.

Working on a range of industry leading schemes, they operate within a range of sectors, including commercial, education, healthcare, leisure, retail and residential. The majority of their workload is refurbishment, and they are most prominent in the retail sector

Lots of benefits:

* £Neg

* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.

* 6% pension

* All expenses covered for work purposes

* Hybrid working - (once established in the business)

* 8.30 to 5 - again flexible - you can start earlier/ finish earlier if you prefer

* Private health insurance and can add your family

* Open plan office

* Informal working environment

* Trust people - manage your own workload

* Casual dress

* Regular social events

* Plenty of room to progress

* RICS support

The role - Assistant Cost Manager

You will be joining a team of 19 and will enjoy working in a collaborative working environment in a modern, open plan office.

You will be working on one of their most prestigious retail framework accounts, undertaking a full range of construction projects, largely fit out and refurbishment, ranging from £50,000 - multi-million pound works.

You will be working on fast paced / fast turnaround projects

Office based in the main, out seeing clients roughly once a week.

Job Objectives: You will assist with:

* Establishing friendly, professional relationships with clients and be an extension of their team

* Subcontractor tendering and reviewing costs.

* Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.

* Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.

* Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.

* Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.

The right person. Assistant Cost Manager

You will have some form of construction experience, and 1 years plus experience working as an Assistant Cost Planner, or an Assistant Quantity Surveyor