CSA Cost Manager

Job Description

Senior CSA Cost Manager - Data Centres\nLondon , but flexible - office/site/hybrid\n£65-80k DOE\n\nKenton Black International is excited to be supporting this leading international consultancy in their search for a Data Centre experienced Cost Manager.\n\nThe successful candidate can expect to take a leading role on UK and European Data Centre construction projects, whilst supporting the business in the next phase of its growth.\n\nWe're keen to hear from people with a proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying/scheduling across the full lifecycle of schemes. \nA consultancy background and experience of Data Centre construction projects is preferable. However candidates with experience of schemes such battery giga plants, semiconductor plants, and similar high-tech manufacturing projects are also welcomed to apply.\n\nA snapshot of some of the responsibilities -\n\n- Pre and post-contract duties, including preparation of cost estimates, RFPs, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.\n- Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports\n- Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan\n- Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling the contractual documents\n- Taking responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations\n- Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client\n- Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages\n- Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes\n- Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts\n- Maintain central feedback and learning on cost estimating from prospects and projects and contribute to updating of best practices in estimating\n\nIf you have a stable career history and can demonstrate a collaborative and outgoing approach, please get in touch - (url removed)