Sunday, March 4, 2012

New role: Director - Cost Management - NSW - Australia

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.
Please contact Luke Dale at luke@daleexecutive.com for further information and to express your interest in this exclusive role. 


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