Associate Director Cost Management

Attractive Associate Director Cost Management job opportunity with a global multidisciplinary cost consultancy in Vancouver, British Columbia.

This is an opportunity to expand your career in a flexible and progressive workplace. Attractive renumeration package on offer for the suitable Associate Director candidate.

Applicants should be eligible to work in Canada.

Project Details

As an Associate Director Cost Monitoring will be a part of a leadership team in the Vancouver Office. 

This is an attractive opportunity to join the team that collaborates with Owners, Contractors, and Lenders on a diverse range of private and public construction projects throughout British Columbia and the West Coast of the U.S.

The right candidate will be a senior professional with quantity surveying and cost management expertise and demonstrated experience of managing a team.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide a full range of quantity surveying and cost management advisory services
• Lead the design and production of client deliverables for projects and developments
• Collaborate with loan monitoring and pre-construction cost estimating/planning Directors to deliver services to clients
• Create budget, cost plans, estimates and cost control processes to manage projects profitably
• Prepare, write, develop, and issue Client cost and monitoring reports.
• Advise clients on the requirements for successful project deliverables and outcomes and effectively resolve any client disputes with transparency
• Effectively engage and coach a team, as well as upskill a team of cost professionals to achieve outstanding performance
• Advise clients on risk, project change, claims and value management
• Make significant contributions to business development, strategy, innovation, and service expansion to help the team to grow profitably
• Manage Client relationships for renewal, referrals, and cross-selling business opportunities

Desired Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in cost management/quantity surveying consulting for commercial and public developments, 8-10 years minimum
• Must be able to demonstrate strong technical knowledge
• Previous experience managing a team

• Client-facing individual with stakeholder management skills
• You build and foster relationships with internal and Client stakeholders across all levels of construction projects
• Effective communication and written skills
• Able to implement effective project solutions
• Business development skills – strong business acumen

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• A degree or diploma in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Architecture, or a construction related field
• Professional accreditation such as PQS, CIQS, RICS, PMI, membership

Employing Company Overview and Profile

The employer is an award-winning professional consultancy providing complete project solutions in real estate and infrastructure asset planning, development, operations, and transactions.

The right candidate will get to work on meaningful projects that impacts communities globally and enjoy workplace flexibility with the freedom from a hybrid program.

This company possesses dynamic company culture, and they invest in their employee’s professional growth through continuous learning and professional development opportunities.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

• Generous basic salary negotiable based on experience, up to $202,000
• Annual bonus
• Flexing work arrangements