Graduate Cost Manager

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide support for day-to-day delivery on projects/programmes of work and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks under supervision.
• Support knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Support preparation of budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Support risk and value management.
• Support contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings.
• Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates, or other methods of work evaluation.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Support the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard.
• Undertake service delivery is in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Provide services in compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader.
• Filing of project correspondence in accordance with requirements.
• Support evaluation of tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Support stakeholder management.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Developing knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Basic knowledge of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Limited pre and post contract technical cost management skills.
• Limited core technical skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Basic IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Good interpersonal skills with both client and staff.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Industry specific: HND/HNC/OND/ONC working towards a degree in construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or other RICS accredited degree.
• Associate member of RICS/other equivalent qualification of experience.
• A basic understanding of leadership techniques.
• 2+ years’ experience.

Work Environment:  

☒ Cumming Group Office

☒ Client Office

☒ Project Site

☒ Other – Home Office

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.