Job Description
At Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement.As the UK Director - Cost Management, you will lead highly experienced teams and be responsible for managing all aspects of client development and oversight of large-scale data centre projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. This role involves strategic planning, growth, team leadership, risk management, and effective communication with stakeholders.The opportunity will build on your vast industry experience which will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us, lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.Key Responsibilities:Project Planning and Development:Use your client relationship and business development skills to engage new clients as well as repeat projects with existing clients through partnership and trust.Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with your team internally and the client senior management and stakeholders.Oversee comprehensive project plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.Be an advocate for elevating our project management capabilities through standardisation and automation across the project.Team Management:Lead, mentor, and manage project teams on continuous improvement techniques and standard methods for reporting results, including project managers, cost managers, engineers, schedulers, safety managers, and more.Assign tasks and responsibilities and ensure effective communication and collaboration among team members.Foster a collaborative and productive work environment.Drive Company Standards uniformly regarding Project and Program Delivery by all project participants on all projects.Assist with the recruitment process for further expansion and growth.Budget and Cost Management:Oversee comprehensive project budgets.Monitor project costs and implement cost control measures to ensure financial efficiency and address any discrepancies.Stakeholder Management:Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders.Maintain strong relationships and provide regular updates on project progress.Ensure client satisfaction at every stage of the project, ensuring that key actions are taken to resolve issues as required.We would love to hear from you if you:Have experience in data centre construction with higher levels of leadership and people management.Have a degree or comparable experience in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or another construction-related discipline.Are Chartered or a member of a registered construction affiliate board/society (SCSI/RICS).Have a passion for building a global team and developing and encouraging your employees through mentoring, coaching, and training on new techniques.Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun.Since 1974, we’ve been providing a construction consultancy service that keeps clients coming back. And for that, we have our people to thank. It takes a special kind of togetherness to create our thriving, authentic culture. We overcome challenges together, delivering better projects and leveraging innovation. We see the potential in our people and we empower them. We’re a business on a journey – an agile business that is proud to be different.About Cost ManagementOur teams of cost managers deliver cost predictability, a high level of assurance, and value for money on prestigious, cutting-edge projects around the globe for world-leading clients. Be a part of our collaborative, close-knit teams, who share comprehensive knowledge of international, regional, and local construction costs and benchmarks. We champion both mentoring and reverse mentoring across all levels and roles, so you can benefit from the deep expertise and development supports within our organisation, regardless of your experience or seniority.Our approach to DE&IAt Linesight, we believe that our success is tied to the success of our employees, and we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. We understand that creating an environment where all employees have an equal opportunity to thrive requires a concerted effort across every stage of their time with us, from hiring and onboarding to promotion, career growth, and development.As part of this commitment, we have implemented a range of policies and initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This starts with our attraction pipeline and accessible job descriptions, designed to attract a broad range of candidates, and continuing throughout the employee life cycle with DE&I checks built in at every stage. Fairness, consistency, and transparency are the core principles for all our hiring, salary increase, and promotion decisions with built-in gender pay gap checks. Employee and family-friendly policies also enhance inclusion and equity in our teams. #J-18808-Ljbffr