Estates Cost Manager

4932

Operations and External Affairs
Estates and Accommodation
CSM - King's Cross, London UK
Grade 7
£52,073 to £70,230 per annum

Permanent

Full time - 35 hours per week

18 February 2019 12:00

The opportunity

UAL has created a new senior post within the Estates Directorate. Reporting to the Director of Estates and Associate Director of Finance, the Estates Cost Manager will provide strategic and commercial leadership on all cost management, programme, procurement and contractual matters within the Estates Directorate. You will provide a professional support service to the Estates Senior Management Team in the delivery of its services related to all business units across the estates department including the capital projects delivery and facilities management operations. You will also provide a governance link to the finance team in auditing the work of other cost professionals on large and major projects.

The Estates Directorate provides a number of core services across the University’s 16 academic sites including facilities management, management of c. 12 student residences hubs, catering and commercial services, sustainability and energy management, estate management, project management, and property developments.

This role offers a unique opportunity for a commercial management professional to move into a strategic client side role with responsibility for driving value across an incredibly ambitious development programme and diverse and inspiring estate portfolio.

About you

The successful candidate will possess relevant experience in a quantity surveying, cost management or commercial leadership role in the construction and property sector. You will have experience of reporting and providing assurance on projects and programmes from a cost, contract and risk perspective and will relish the challenge of achieving value across a broad range of development and estates management activities.

For a confidential discussion and/or the Candidate Brochure, please contact our retained advisors Ben Duffill (ben.duffill@mrgpeople.co.uk) or Nick Coppard (nicholas.coppard@mrgpeople.co.uk) of the Management Recruitment Group on 0203 962 9900. Applications should consist of a CV and Covering Letter and should be sent to ben.duffill@mrgpeople.co.uk.

Further information can be found in the online brochure:

https://online.flippingbook.com/view/230043/

Closing date:         Monday, 18th February 2019 at 12 noon

Interview date:     w/c 4th March 2019

This opportunity is closed to applications.