Senior Estimating Manager - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Nexere Consulting

Description

Job Description

Role responsibilities:

• Align cost management with risk management, establishing contingency plans.
• Review cost estimates, challenging proposals using benchmarks and norms.
• Develop overall cost baselines, monitor progress, and take corrective action.
• Demonstrate expertise in Cost Management techniques, including Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Work cross-functionally with other disciplines, utilizing BIM data.
• Ensure technical accuracy, adherence to schedule, and budget compliance.
• Develop cost models, particularly indirect costs, using a range of data.
• Coordinate technical issues, leading cost reviews.
• Understand work processes of other disciplines and communicate cost-related issues for informed design decisions.
• Utilize industry best practices for estimating and related controls services.

Candidate profile:

• Membership in professional associations such as RICS, ACostE, ICES, or similar, along with relevant qualifications.
• Chartered Status or in progress towards it.
• Experience in high-value, complex construction or infrastructure estimating programs.
• Leadership experience in managing estimating teams and stakeholder communication.
• Proficiency in developing, understanding, and quantifying work scope for first-principles cost estimates.
• Ability to convert estimates into budgets and effectively manage risk, opportunity, and uncertainty.
• Analytical skills to assess external factors influencing costs and interpret relevant regulations and industry standards.
• Experience managing team performance on high-value and complex projects or programs.

Desirable skills:

• Understanding of contract law and contractual documents.
• Knowledge of intellectual property rights and industry/government contracts, including CCS, aerospace, defense, and MOD.
• Familiarity with ITAR regulations.