Graduate Cost Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide support for day‑to‑day delivery on projects and programmes of work and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks under supervision.
• Support knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Support preparation of budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Support risk and value management.
• Support contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings.
• Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Support the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed on time to a high‑quality standard.
• Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Provide services in compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader.
• File project correspondence in accordance with requirements.
• Support evaluation of tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Support stakeholder management.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Develop knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Basic knowledge of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Limited pre and post contract technical cost management skills.
• Limited core technical skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Basic IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Good interpersonal skills with both client and staff.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Industry specific: HND/HNC/OND/ONC working towards a degree in construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or another RICS accredited degree.
• Associate member of RICS or other equivalent qualification of experience.
• A basic understanding of leadership techniques.
• Two or more years’ experience.

Work Environment

• Cumming Group Office
• Client Office
• Project Site
• Home Office

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 or ethnic origin, colour), marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief. All such decisions are based on individual merit, qualifications and competence as they relate to the particular position, and on the promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.