Cost Administration Manager

Cost Administration Managers in the SRM Infrastructure Sector have an important and pivotal role in the successful delivery of projects. The Cost Administration Manager will provide administrative rigour to project delivery with a good understanding of construction and civil engineering processes, as well as specific knowledge of labour and trades roles, construction plant and equipment, and construction materials. A good understanding of modern construction methods with a strong commercial awareness is advantageous.

Why join us?

In the 154 years since our foundation, Sir Robert McAlpine has worked on some of the country's most iconic buildings and projects. Our success through the decades has been down to our people - we're a family-owned business with a culture that brings out the best in individuals and teams.

Right now, we're excited about continuing our legacy. This is where to achieve more from your career, by proudly building Britain's future heritage with us

The Cost Administration Manager Role

• Provide support to the Project Manager for the provision and management of labour, plant and material resources. taking a primary role in site establishment (mobilisation and demobilisation).
• Supporting the Commercial Manager in the creation of cost centres, budget setting and selection of a schedule of resource codes at the project initiation
• HR responsibility for weekly paid staff and industrial relations, with support from central HR department.
• Control of site purchases and plant hires through requisition process - ensuring sufficient detail and correct selection of resource and activity codes.
• Manage labour, plant and material cost and accruals within Company system.
• Control of site plant with support from works staff
• Production of accurate monthly cost reports to Commercial Manager.

Your profile:

As Cost Administration Manager you will be the link between project commercial and operations departments, and will provide support to the various disciplines across SRM projects. You will be methodical and measured in your work, working to strict deadlines, whilst being able to manage a busy workload, often with urgent tasks to complete.

• You will have extensive work experience within the Construction/Civil Engineering Industry at project level.
• You will have strong commercial awareness and numeracy skills, which will be applied to all aspects of your role.
• You will be experienced and proficient in MS Office principally Excel.
• You will be accomplished at operating project costing systems including purchase ledger.
• You will have experienced of project purchasing/hiring of plant, equipment and materials.
• Attainment of membership of a role related professional body is expected.

Rewards

We're ready to invest in you and your future, and offer wide-ranging, performance-related progression opportunities. Our competitive rewards packages feature flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities.

We'd love you to join us in proudly building Britain's future heritage.

Sir Robert McAlpine is focused on being a truly inclusive employer

Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Especially if you're part of a group that is under-represented in Construction. Our goal is for Sir Robert McAlpine to proportionally represent the diversity of the working population in society. As a family-run business with strong family values, our aim is to ensure that SRM is a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment for every member of our team.