Assistant Surveyor - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - CBRE

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Posted- 25-Jan-2024- Service line- GWS Segment- Role type- Full-time- Areas of Interest- Project Management- Location(s)- Edinburgh - Scotland - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
RESPONSIBILITIES


The purpose of this position is to lead individual multi-disciplined real estate cost solutions for clients with direct accountability for cost management delivery.


  • Characteristics of responsible costs:
  • Complexity: Medium
  • Risk: Medium
  • Duration: Mid term [weeks to months]
  • Value: Typically < $2 Million USD
  • Region: LMA and/or Regional GWS Account
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


Manages all facets of cost management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual real estate projects throughout planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.- Evaluate project scope and client needs to develop and present recommended budgets for necessary pre-bid and pre-construction cost estimating and cost planning services.

Partner with project team to source and oversee the pre-bid and pre-construction services associated with the development of a project budget and cost plan.


  • Lead the administration associated with funding all project work, including creation of funding documents in use by the client (such as purchase orders or Capital funding requests). Work with client and Project Manager to ensure compliance with these systems; promote proactive creation/submission of all necessary funding documents to ensure all project work is funded in compliance with Client's internal funding policies.
  • Support project manager and leasing team to estimate costs associated with the lease (upfit, abatement, reinstatement, etc.) to optimize landlord contribution/tenant improvement allowances on behalf of the Client. Ensure contracts with project team (designers, contractors) include language aligned with lease requirements for the solicitation of all landlord contributions.
  • Support project manager team in the implementation of all project procurement in accordance with CBRE corporate policies and guidelines; make recommendations on the project procurement strategy. Lead the analysis of bid/tender responses, leveling all responses and organizing the data into a concise yet thorough report for presentation to the Client. Include recommendations for items such as allowances, contingencies, and reserves.
  • Create and manage a detailed cost plan; produce and maintain detailed cost reports on a regular basis and present these reports to the Client. Align cost plan with project master schedule; provide cost guidance and direction to achieve cost goals with scope/schedule. Establish strategy to manage cash flows and project accruals and report progress in a manner consistent with CBRE policy yet flexible to adapt to client's needs/systems.
  • Promote Value Engineering (VE) as a continual process to be implemented throughout the duration of the project and where necessary lead (or support if lead by Project Manager) Value engineering workshops, exercises and provide ideas and initiatives to add value. Act as a resource for implementing best practices to optimize the outcome of all VE efforts including tools, reports and goals track/report progress against cost savings and value to fee targets.
  • Reconcile all estimates and change orders; scrutinize, analyze and perform due diligence on all change orders; lead reconciliation meetings with General Contractors, Construction Managers and third party consultancies. Update cost plan/report accordingly and advise project team of cost risk mitigation strategies required to main cost compliance; advise project team and Client of high risk cost issues.
  • Assist the Client and design team with life cycle costing of LEED/sustainability initiatives (as appropriate).
  • Capture project costs for contribution to CBRE cost benchmarking/estimating databases and tools.
  • Facilitate and oversee the administration of tasks required by the lease to collect landlord contributions/tenant improvement allowances.
  • Manages 3rd party project delivery resources/team. Responsible for identifying training needs, tracking performance, coaching, and motivating team members.
    QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BEng/BArch) from College or University in a technical area of study.
CERTIFICATES and/or LICENSES
RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) or CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) accreditation preferred.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service t
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