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Rider Levett Bucknall

Global construction and property consultancy services

Senior Cost Manager

Financial & Transaction AdvisoryUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeBirmingham, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a similar technical discipline.
  • Hold MRICS or membership of another relevant professional body.
  • Have experience in pre-construction cost planning and estimating.
  • Have knowledge of JCT and NEC contracts.
  • Have strong technical delivery experience.
  • Be able to manage complex projects proactively and diligently.
  • Have strong feasibility and cost-planning experience.
  • Have pre- and post-contract experience across a range of schemes.
  • Have experience providing procurement advice, tender documentation, and post-contract services.
  • Have stakeholder-management experience with a clear focus on developing client accounts.
  • Have a track record of working with teams, prioritising workloads, managing projects, and meeting deadlines.
  • Be client-focused and collaborative, share knowledge, and support peers and senior colleagues.
  • Take a positive and proactive approach and be committed to customer-service excellence and good commercial results.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures.
  • Comply with established commercial, procurement, and contractual strategies.
  • Take personal responsibility for complying with environmental, health, safety, security, and quality standards.
  • Prepare indicative cost budgets, appraisals, and elemental cost plans.
  • Run competitive tender processes, including managing queries from tendering contractors.
  • Provide pre- and post-contract quantity surveying services.
  • Support formal dispute-resolution processes and contract close-out strategies as required.
  • Take responsibility for providing core quantity surveying services on several projects for a range of clients.

About the Company

Rider Levett Bucknall

Global construction and property consultancy services

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) provides independent construction and property consultancy services for built projects around the world. Its work spans feasibility, cost planning, project management, procurement advice, contract administration, and asset management, guiding clients from early ideas through delivery and operation. The firm combines specialists across markets to deliver unbiased advice, using market data and project controls to help optimize cost, schedule, risk, and quality. RLB differentiates itself by its 240+ year track record, global network of about 4,500 professionals, and its emphasis on truth, trust, collaboration, and responsible impact, underpinned by a commitment to independence and straight talk. The goal is to help clients deliver successful projects efficiently while making a positive contribution to communities and the planet.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1969

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