Director -
Cost Management – NSW
Our client is a global professional services
organisation which provides consultancy, delivery, operations and programme
management services to businesses that invest in, own and operate assets.
To deliver consistently excellent advice to their
clients, this organisation mobilises expert, flexible and entrepreneurial
people who are at the very top of their profession and are inspired to deliver
to make the difference. They provide world-class learning and development and
knowledge management to everyone across the business, at every stage of their
career.
Great companies are built on a foundation of culture
and values. Our client’s values shape
their culture and inform the way they do business, draw inspiration from each
other, and enable them to deliver outstanding value to their clients, markets
and communities.
Position: Director – Cost Management
Location: Sydney CBD - NSW - Australia
Status: Permanent Position 37.5 Hours per week
Reports To: Statutory Director Cost Management
Direct Reports: Varying from Assistant Cost Manager to Director.
Job Summary:
Provide leadership to the Cost Management team in NSW
Develop and expand the existing Client base through proactive marketing and
business development
Manage the Sydney Cost Management Cost Centre with
full profit and loss responsibility for the Sydney Cost Management cost centre.
To lead major commissions where necessary, staff, and
take full responsibility for end to end service delivery.
Ensure effective co-ordination and integration with
the Project Management team.
Education/Qualifications:
Professionally qualified in one of the following
fields:
Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Engineering, Surveying
or Architecture
Skills and Experience:
• At least 8 to 10 years experience as an Associate
Director or Director within the NSW market.
• A strong background in the delivery of consultancy
services to the sectors serviced by Our client.
• Experience of leading cost management commissions
for medium and large sized construction projects
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical
matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, value
engineering and risk management.
• People management experience, particularly in the
context of managing a cost management team.
• Experience of managing a cost centre including
profit and loss responsibility.
Duties and Responsibilities:
(An employee may be required to perform other duties as
assigned that are not outlined in the PD)
Service delivery and management, to include:
- Lead service delivery on major commissions where required
- Provide leadership to the commission managers within cost management and provide leadership and mentoring to the cost management team
- Ensure all projects are adequately resourced to meet our obligations
- Manage all cost management commissions, taking responsibility for all aspect of service delivery
- Ensuring client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.
Marketing and business development, to include:
- Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients
- Expand the existing client base by developing a proactive marketing strategy
- Ensuring the production of high quality bid documentation
- Ensuring that sales collateral including capability statements, case studies are updated
- Identifying ways in which our products and services can be improved
- Understanding the Our client 2+2=5 philosophy and identifying cross-divisional opportunities
People management responsibilities, to include:
- Provide mentoring to senior direct reports
- Ensure direct reports receive appropriate levels of training and development
- Maintain an appropriate succession plan for all members of staff
- Identify and develop future leaders
- Ensure all staff performance reviews are undertaken and review all development plans
- Maintain effective communication with all team members
Internal management accountabilities, to include:
- Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is input into the internal database
- Financial management – Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilising FMS in order to monitor all project’s financial status
- Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems can be improved
Key Performance Indicators:
The Director – Cost Management will in part be
assessed by the extent to which:
- Commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time.
- General line management responsibilities are effectively discharged and the cost management team is led effectively.
- Strong relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team.
- Margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts are kept track of on all commissions.
- Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified and acted upon.
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