Chartered Quantity Surveyor Cost Manager

Are you a chartered Quantity Surveyor Cost Manager with a real passion for offering expert advice on construction costs? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for a highly skilled professional looking to further develop their career! With over 1750 sites, we at Mitchells & Butlers are the home of some of the nation’s favourite restaurants, bustling bars, cosy country pubs and the local you didn’t know we owned!

This is a great opportunity for a QS Cost Manager to align their experience to an exciting industry and work across a wide variety of building types, styles, locations and ages, no building is the same within our property portfolio! Our much-loved pubs and restaurants stretch across the UK, with our main Head Office in Birmingham City Centre, the UK’s second city.

You’ll be well rewarded…

• A company car or the option to receive an annual car supplement.
• Annual bonus scheme worth up to 30% of your salary. We’re all about rewarding hard work!
• Flexible working available to fit work around your personal commitments.
• A pension that pays, where we’ll more than match your contributions (x1.5 of your contributions, up to a maximum of 5% of your salary)
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus option to buy up to 2 weeks extra holiday – life is for living after all!

Sitting within our Property function, as Building Cost Manager/In-house CQS you will be a professional subject matter expert, ideally with Line Management experience.

The Opportunity – As Cost Manager / In-house CQS, you will:

• Leading on procurement and tendering exercises within your remit and utilise your proven background to effectively deliver in partnership with supply chain
• Successfully managing projects and associated costs within your area of responsibility
• Leading and managing Mitchells & Butlers third party Quantity Surveying Companies, holding monthly reviews, and ensuring that work is executed and managed in line with contract and expectations.
• Building, developing, and maintaining sound working relationships with our internal Building Development teams as you will manage project cost and budget control processes and reporting within the group covering c.£90m of project expenditure.
• Leading, training, and developing the Building Services Account Control function.
• Ensuring health, safety considerations are paramount in all decisions and activities.  
• Provide period reporting in respect of H&S management.
• Ensuring the companies liquor and associated licenses are not endangered at any time.
• Maintaining database of tender activity and advise on Contractors and Suppliers for further tenders based on previous cost exercises.
• Auditing projects both before start and after completion, produce reports identifying issues and trends.

What you’ll need to bring to this role …

• A minimum of 1-2 years Quantity Surveying experience
• RICS Accredited
• High degree of maturity, excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills, high degree of self-motivation
• Previous Line Management experience is highly desirable but not essential if you are passionate about managing and developing others
• A passion to drive your development and your careers forwards
• Experience and knowledge of fit out or retail works is highly desirable
• Degree in a Property related discipline is highly desirable

Closing Date – 11.59pm on 10th September 2024.