Associate Director Life Cycle and Whole Life Cycle Costing - PMCM Build

You will play a pivotal role in Life Cycle Costing and Whole Life Cycle Costing together with pre- and post-contract Quantity Surveying (QS) or Cost & Commercial Management services to our clients - including estimating, cost planning, procurement, cost assurance, and post-contract financial/commercial management of projects ranging in size and complexity.

Depending on seniority and experience you could be involved in delivering QS/commercial projects, leading a QS/commercial team, training and mentoring staff, bid writing, winning work, people leadership and management, representing WSP UK at industry events, etc.

YOUR TEAM

You will join a diverse, growing team of Quantity Surveyors, Cost Managers and Commercial Managers, and other related professionals who work across multiple sectors 

You will be part of our Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM) – made up of approximately 400 colleagues across the UK. This team provides Quantity Surveying/Cost and Commercial Management, Programme and Project Management and Project Controls services to deliver both Building and Infrastructure projects for public and private clients. You will be within one of our four groups – Property and Buildings. For your information, our other groups within PMCM are Civil Infrastructure and Utilities, Programme Solutions, and Rail.

Your office Location will be the nearest to where you reside. For example if you reside in Birmingham, your nearest office location would be the Mailbox, in Birmingham City Centre. 

At WSP, you will get to work on iconic programmes and projects, plus develop and expand your career within a global company – one with international offices and access to reach back into our world-class, worldwide teams and markets.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

Essential 

• MRICS 
• Solid understanding of principles of ISO 15686.5
• Demonstrating how to develop lifecycle models from first principles using capex, other cost references to develop lifecycle models.
• Be knowledgeable in the development of options studies to compare design options at strategic, system, elemental or product levels.
• Understand and be able to write BREEAM reports.
• Advantageous to be able to develop lifecycle plans from survey data.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate applicable knowledge, ability and experience around some QS/Cost and Commercial competencies required by relevant professional institutions
• Where applicable, have demonstrable management, project leadership and delivery experience at senior level 

Desirable 

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail
• Adaptable and flexible approach to workload
• Demonstrable Quantity Surveying or Cost and Commercial Management experience in the public sector and/or experience on heavy industry projects 
• Ability to travel from base office or home to site, client/project team offices, other WSP offices, and project locations
• Are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a dynamic team
• Hold a degree, or similar higher education academic qualification 
• Have proven organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Are not afraid to challenge the status quo to try innovative solutions and learn from past experiences
• Familiarity or working knowledge of specialist software such as CostX and CEMAR
• Working knowledge/experience of NEC Contracts and other industry standard contract forms
• Able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Have previous experience of working in a QS/Cost and Commercial Management role in a consultant, contractor, or client organisation – particularly in the following sectors: water, energy, environment, infrastructure, or transportation

Don't quite meet the criteria?  Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.