Ridge and Partners LLP
BSE Cost Manager
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Role Overview
If you are an experienced Commercial Manager or Quantity Surveyor with a strong understanding of mechanical and electrical building services and ready for your next career move, please read on as we are recruiting. This role will be based in our Woodstock office (just outside Oxford) and you will join a dynamic team that is continuing to strengthen and expand its commercial management capability.
In this role, you will work on a varied portfolio of projects across multiple sectors, with values ranging from thousands to hundreds of millions of pounds. You will collaborate with a broad in-house team, including engineers, project managers, architects, and building cost managers, giving you a wider perspective and the chance to contribute throughout the project lifecycle.
What You Will Be Doing
- Measuring mechanical and electrical systems, applying appropriate rates, and preparing complete, well-supported cost reports.
- Preparing MEP cost plans from RIBA Stage 2 onwards, using benchmark data, rules of thumb, and current market intelligence.
- Carrying out commercial reviews of MEP work packages and contractor recommendations, challenging assumptions, and identifying opportunities to achieve best value.
- Preparing clear cost reports for client review, agreement, and sign-off.
- Working with main contractors and specialist subcontractors to identify practical routes to affordability.
- Identifying potential cost increases arising from design development, preparing budget assessments, and advising the commercial lead on the likely impact.
- Reviewing monthly valuations and supporting information, then agreeing valuations with contractors.
- Interrogating contractor commercial reports and providing clear, evidence-based advice to the wider project team.
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- Solid experience in building services cost management, with proven involvement in preparing and managing MEP costs which will be covered at interview.
- Good working knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, components, and installation methodologies at interview.
- The ability to measure MEP systems and use that analysis to check, test, and challenge contractor costs.
- Good understanding of procurement strategies, including the differences between plant and equipment procurement and specialist subcontract procurement.
- Experience preparing and agreeing monthly valuations and producing monthly commercial reports for clients.
- Strong commercial judgment, attention to detail, and the confidence to challenge information constructively.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience with Bluebeam, Smartsheet, or similar software would be advantageous.
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