Facade Cost Consultant

City, London
Constructive Moves

Fa ade Consultant London
Up to 110,000

We are working with a leading multidisciplinary consultancy based in London who are looking for an experienced Facade Cost Consultant. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing expert advice on facade design, engineering, and construction and cost to ensure the highest standards of performance, aesthetics, and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deal with all professionals and persons within the building industry, including clients, Building Managers, architects & designers, contractors, manufacturers etc and attend and lead meetings as required.
• Produce high quality reports, including Technical Due Diligence reports for property acquisitions, sale or re-financing, PPM etc.
• Review and prepare budget costs where an instruction requires it and support the team in preparing budget costs for such projects.
• Prepare fee proposals, check fees sent by other team members and ensure that a Director has reviewed them before issuing to the Client.
• Support junior team members in carrying out their roles, by sharing the knowledge and providing support during the execution of works.
• Collaborate with other teams and departments, to be personally involved and encourage others to support the team and the company.
• Manage time efficiently in respect of all the different workflows, without impact on the delivery of each. Ensure that the Team Leader is informed when there is an impact on processes, delivery or quality of output, provide resolutions to the issues encountered.

Person Specification/Requirements Essential:

• 10+ years hands on experience with a specialist in the fa ade industry.
• Previous Experience as a Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager or Cost Consultant.
• Knowledge of building construction and fa ade systems.
• Proven experience in facade design and consulting within a multidisciplinary environment.

Job Description:

• Conversant with all the mainstream fa ade materials with regards to their design, performance and cost
• Conversant with British, European and other international standards.
• Conversant with fa ade testing and test procedures.
• Commercial understanding of fees and budgets
• Aspirational Work towards acquiring more Expert Witness and legal representations experience.
• Gradually build a network and contacts to generate and develop new business
• Possess professional qualification in quantity surveying or commercial management, ideally RICS or CIOB. MSc in Facade Engineering degree also useful but not essential.
• Regularly consider how to keep ahead of competitors and champion new and innovative business opportunities while keeping the interests of the wider company in mind.
• Set objectives and roles at an early stage to focus and co-ordinate the team effort.