Estimator, Senior Cost Controller

Senior Estimator, Cost Controller, Cost Engineer

We have an excellent new requirement for a Senior Estimator to join a leading organisation based in Glasgow. As a Senior Estimating Manager, we would require you to provide the strong management of people and business resources through the developments of a variety of Cost Estimations for a high value and complex amount of projects.

Rate - £63.00 per hour

Location - Glasgow - Twice a Week On site

Duration - 6-12 Months

The Role

- You will be required to ensure key Cost Management Principles in which are aligned with key Risk Management principles to establish requirements within the overall budget envelope

- Undertake key reviews of Cost Estimates which will include challenging proposals using cost benchmarks and norms within the review processes

- Accomplish a strong understanding of Cost Management techniques

- Understand work processes of other disciplines and functions on projects and proposals

- Communicating cost related issues so that cost led designs are able to be formulated

Key Skills

- The ability to convert estimates into budgets for control purposes as well as monitoring and evaluating the implementation of risk, opportunity and uncertainty control measures

- Previous experiences of developing an analysis of external influencing factors such as inflation and market trends

- Preferably you would have come from an Infrastructure or construction type background

- Previous experience of leading multiple teams within in the estimating process and facilitating key communications

- Experience of cost architecture/engineering/modelling

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