Cost Manager (Change and Risk Management)

About this opportunity

As a member of our on-site Commercial Management team, the Cost Manager will support the delivery of the change management and payments scope within a large-scale data centre construction project.

Location: Sines, Portugal. This role requires being on-site during the work week. No rotation or fly-in/fly-out arrangement applies.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
• Managing and delivering high-quality change management and payment services in accordance with the Client’s requirements and Gleeds’ business procedures.
• Supporting the identification, review, assessment, approval, implementation, and close-out of project changes.
• Reviewing change requests, contractor quotations, and supporting information, and assessing their cost, contractual, programme, and risk implications.
• Maintaining change registers, records, and supporting documentation to ensure clear audit trails.
• Providing cost and commercial advice on proposed and instructed changes.
• Reviewing applications for payment and valuations of completed work.
• Assessing progress against the scope of works and supporting the preparation of payment recommendations or certificates.
• Coordinating with the project, commercial, design, and construction teams to ensure that changes and payments are accurately recorded and processed on time.
• Preparing and presenting regular change management, payment, cost, and commercial reports to the Client.
• Identifying and managing cost-related risks and opportunities associated with changes and payment processes.
• Supporting the resolution of commercial issues and payment disputes where required.
• Contributing to the effective integration of change management and payment activities into the overall project delivery process.
• Managing service delivery in accordance with the agreed scope, programme, and budget, while maintaining profitability.
• Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career

Who we’re looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Sound post-contract cost management experience on large-scale construction projects, preferably data centres or other mission-critical projects.
• Proven experience in change management, including the assessment, administration, tracking, and reporting of project changes.
• Good knowledge and experience of valuations, applications for payment, payment certification or recommendations, and associated commercial processes.
• Clear understanding of legislation and contractual provisions affecting building contracts.
• Clear and effective communication skills - both oral and written.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments.
• Excellent problem-solving, negotiation, finance and numeracy management skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Proficiency in English. Portuguese is desirable. 
• Available to work in Sines 5 days per week (no rotation applies).

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, QS  degree or similar.

A world of opportunity

• Professionalism with personality
• Excellence with humility
• Innovation with agility

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