adi Group
Project Cost Control Manager
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adi Projects - Project Cost Control Manager
Location – West Midlands
About The Role
As Project Cost Control Manager, you will play a key role in managing the commercial and project control aspects of complex industrial projects from concept through to completion. Combining elements of quantity surveying, cost control and project support, you will work closely with Project Managers, engineering teams and clients to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, within budget and in line with programme requirements.
This role is ideally suited to someone from a mechanical or electrical engineering background with experience working within contractor-led industrial environments such as manufacturing, process, food & beverage or related sectors.
Specifically, Your Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Prepare and manage project cost estimates for labour, materials, equipment and subcontract services
- Monitor project costs, commitments, forecasts and work-in-progress performance
- Support resource forecasting and project planning activities
- Assist with the development and maintenance of project schedules and timing plans
- Manage contract variations and change control processes
- Track project performance, cost variance and earned value metrics
- Maintain project risk registers and support risk management activities
- Produce project cost and progress reports for internal and external stakeholders
- Build and maintain strong client relationships
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About You
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Proven experience in cost control, quantity surveying or project controls within industrial engineering environments
- Experience working within contractor-led projects across manufacturing, process, food & beverage or similar industrial sectors
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets, forecasts and project performance
- Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management abilities
- Self-motivated, proactive and detail-oriented
The Benefits
- The adi Pit Stop – savings and discounts portal with Reward Gateway
- Healthcare cash plan
- 24/7 GP helpline including private electronic prescription service
- Enhanced Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee referral bonus of £500 for every successful new employee
- Generous holiday allowance
- Celebration days
- Company-wide Christmas party for employees and partners
- Annual employee awards
- Long service awards
- Free workwear
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The Company
Find out more about adi - https://www.adiltd.co.uk/
Other organisations may call this role a Project Cost Manager, Project Quantity Surveyor, Commercial QS Manager, Project Planning & Cost Manager or Cost & Planning Manager.
adi Group is fully committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and seeks to ensure that the careers of all employees are determined solely on merit and opportunity and that judgement of employees are free from the effects of bias and prejudice.
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