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Head of Cost Management

Employer
Michael Page Property and Construction
Location
England, London
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
5 Jun 2019
Reference
14014485/001

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Sector
Property
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Specialism
Quantity Surveyor

Job Details

Private Equity backed business and the fastest growing company in leisure sector.

The client is aiming to double in head count in the next 12 months.

Client Details

Our client is Private Equity backed and is already the UK's largest and fastest growing company within their "retail/leisure" sector. It has plans to open in excess of 400 sites in the next 5 years and will be expanding internationally in the near future. Over the past financial year their revenue and profit has had double digit growth.

Due to this expansion they are looking to hire multiple Development Project Managers who will be based in London and initially focus on the South East/South regions.

Description

The Key responsibilities of the Head of Cost Management will be:

Provide Leadership, recognition, coaching and motivation to the QS and wider development team to ensure all strategic and operational objectives are met.

Maintain a portfolio-wide understanding of project costs and reporting as required to the wider business.

Develop a robust strategy and process for the selection of contractors, suppliers and other 3rd parties.

Input into key decisions within the development function as a member of the senior leadership team.

Asses the high-level feasibility of potential new sites prior to acquisition.

Provide input into all budget and capex investment approval processes.

Costing and monitoring of all landlord works.

Profile

In order to be considered for the Head of Cost Management role you must demonstrate the ability of delivering multi-site property developments and have experience of overseeing a £50m+ development portfolio.

You will have experience of leading a highly skilled team of quantity surveyors in a fast moving environment. Where you are able to resolve difficult situations and make critical decisions under pressure.

You will hold a degree or post-graduate conversion in quantity surveying and ideally be MRICS or MCIOB.

You will ideally have worked for either a building consultancy business in a Senior Cost Management function or have worked for a fast operating hospitality/leisure business developing and leading adoption of cost management processes and policies.

Job Offer

A basic salary of £80,000 - £90,000 + Benefits

Title - Head of Cost Management

Sector- Real Estate and Property

Company

Since launching in 2006, Michael Page’s specialist Property consultants have supported a wide range of clients in appointing talented specialist professionals at middle management to board level across the UK.

As we continue to grow, our Consultants become increasingly specialist, enabling them to be ‘subject matter experts’ in their niche within the market and enabling them to provide an unrivalled level of technical and geographical knowledge to our Clients and Candidates.

Based from a network of locations across the UK, our Property consultants work with Landlords, Developers, Occupiers and Consultancies to source interim and permanent professionals across a variety of sectors.

  • Retail & Licensed Leisure
  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Residential
  • Local & Central Government

Job Types

  • General Practice Chartered Surveyors
  • Building Surveying
  • Project Management
  • Quantity Surveying / Cost Management
  • Property / Estates Management
  • Property Director / Head of Property
  • Acquisitions/Disposals
  • Land & Development

For more information, career advice or to speak to us about your hiring needs, please get in touch with our Michael Page Property team.

Company info
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Telephone
0121 230 9377

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