Project Director - Cost Management

Job Title: Project Director - Cost Management
Location: Birmingham.
Salary: 85,000 - 105,000, depending on candidate experience.
Contract Type: Permanent, full time.

Overview:

We are currently recruiting for a really exciting opportunity on behalf of a global construction consultancy. They are looking for a Project Director (Cost Management) who can become a key pillar in the senior management team.

The mentioned client are one of the world's most trusted infrastructure consulting businesses, partnering with stakeholders to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to join the business, as they are going from strength to strength. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, their services are in great demand.

They invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams, and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, and construction professionals.

About the role:

As the Birmingham Cost Management team continues to grow, the client has successfully secured positions with many high profile clients and some key local projects and programs in the industry. As a direct result of this growth, they are currently seeking a Project Director to join our Birmingham team.

They will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will be primarily working alongside other Directors to successfully manage, grow and deliver Cost Management duties on various capital projects.
• The role will entail direct client liaising, acting as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and are specifically responsible for business development / winning new commissions / marketing objectives.
• The role will cover the whole project lifecycle from a Cost Management perspective.
• Providing oversight / strategic guidance / audit and review to a portfolio of projects.
• Developing collaborative relationships with our existing clients and other professional colleagues within the industry.
• Demonstrating an ability and desire to obtain an increased understanding of a client's business, demonstrating client focus.
• You will be connected, organised and self-motivated, being able to successfully work with minimum supervision.
• Successful delivery of projects, ensuring tasks on projects are resourced, managed and completed efficiently, on time and with a keen desire to maintain client's satisfaction leading to continued and further business.

About You:

• Degree Qualified - BSc or MSc - in Quantity Surveying / Cost Management.
• Professional Qualified - Chartered Status with the RICS.
• Proven ability to develop long term relationships with all team members, and effectively balance people and processes.
• Proven leadership within a Cost Management business and provide leadership, management and mentoring to the team.
• Strong client relations, ability to actively provide business development opportunities with existing and new clients, ensuring these are identified and acted upon and generate winning new commissions.
• To 'win' clients through strong business development skills.
• Manage the delivery of cost management outputs in accordance with agreed timescales and quality standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are key.

If you feel this is the perfect opportunity for you, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me to apply or to find out more.

The recruiter for this role is Lottie Wibrow at Aldwych Consulting.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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