Associate Director Cost Management

Associate Director, Cost Management Real Estate, Oxford Permanent Full-time Hybrid About this opportunity

We're searching for a chartered quantity surveyor to join our growing Oxford office as Associate Director. This is an excellent opportunity to join an extremely successful cost management team which has doubled in size since 2020, developing into a local market leader and continuing their growth trajectory towards 2030.

We're searching for a chartered quantity surveyor (RICS qualified) with experience delivering cost advice and guidance from design & feasibility through to final account on £multi-million construction projects.

Project and client sectors for this role will span:

• Life-sciences
• Education
• Health
• Commercial office/retail
• Hospitality
• Local and central government

As associate director, you'll have management and leadership responsibilities for your own team of cost managers, supporting their development, mentoring and guiding them, managing performance and reviewing their work.

As a senior member of the Oxford team, you will support business growth, developing and maintaining excellent customer relationships. You will also work with Oxford and regional cost management leads (and independently) to identify and pursue new workstreams, through bids and tendering as well as networking and direct engagement with prospective customers.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
• Positively engaging with Customers and developing, growing and maintaining Customer relationships.
• Delivering high quality services and ensuring that cost management deliverables meet Customers' requirements.
• Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures.
• Preparing and presenting order of cost estimates and option studies
• Cost planning and benchmarking
• Cost-in-use studies
• Advising on and implementing procurement strategies
• Valuing completed work and arranging for payments
• Settling final accounts
• Providing technical advice on legal and contractual issues relating to construction projects
• Administrating contracts as Contract Administrator or Employer's Agent
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Units activities.

Benefits

• A competitive salary, with annual reviews
• Annual car / travel allowance
• Private personal healthcare cover
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday buy/sell options (buy up to 10 additional days or sell up to 5 days per annum)
• A comprehensive flexible benefits package including free services, exclusive offers, and discounts across health, wellbeing, retail, tech, entertainment & travel
• Opportunities to develop and grow your career with clearly defined career development plans
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Who we are looking for: Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Broad, in-depth cost management experience post MRICS qualification.
• Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of cost estimating and cost planning techniques.
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
• Thorough knowledge and experience of post-contract cost management tasks.
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator and Employer's Agent.
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams
• Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills.
• Sound ICT skills, with a high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Ability to prepare first class bids for services.
• Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.

Qualifications

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

About us

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.