Person specification
Education / qualification and training • Relevant professional construction and property industry qualification Knowledge / skills • Building industry, statutory and health and safety regulations • Comprehensive technical expertise plus practical knowledge of building construction; including new build and refurbishment projects. • Budget and finance control and reporting • Contract and project management • Computer literate • Organisation skills • Good oral communication and presentation skills • Ability to produce written reports Experience • Significant experience and track record of managing cost and control in relation to large scale, complex real estate development projects and programmes • Experience in managing external consultants and delivery partners • Demonstrable staff management experience • Extensive construction industry experience • Familiarity with working in environments possessing comparable characteristics (particularly complexity, diversity and scale) to the real estate development portfolio at KCL • Strong relevant strategic planning skills with experience of masterplanning, option appraisal, the planning approval process and brief development in a comparable context. Personal characteristics/other requirements • Exceptional leadership skills • Self-motivated and capable of motivating others • Well-developed stakeholder management skills • Innovative • Articulate, tactful and diplomatic when dealing with staff at all levels • An organised and methodical approach to work • Flexible attitude and a good, collaborative team member • Prepared to work and travel anywhere within the King’s College estate • Prepared to undertake any necessary training which may be required
10. Manage processes for establishing realistic project budget estimates, cost plans, cash-flows and regular forecasting across KCL’s capital projects. Provide Whole Life Cycle costing for design evaluations. Advise on financial aspects of tender returns – consultants and contractors (vfm, reasonableness etc). 11. Contribute to the development of strategy for efficient and effective delivery of capital programmes/projects, including consultant and contractor procurement, forms of engagement, management of risk, contingencies, best value and cost planning. 12. Ensure appropriate performance management of external contractors, consultants and other service providers engaged to deliver capital programme projects. 13. Ensure proactive and excellent communications about projects and programmes to the wider KCL community, with all stakeholders and across the Division. Carry out ‘client monitoring’ role on external cost consultants. 14. Ensure that the programme team has appropriate skills and necessary professional competencies including risk management and contract management and soft landings; identify and provide development opportunities. 15. Manage annual cash flow forecasts across the whole estates programme. Monitor external consultant fees across all projects and frameworks. 16. Lead on contract advice (type, version, standard clauses etc). Work with other departments (Finance, Procurement and Legal) to develop standards and frameworks (e.g. General Conditions & Prelims, standard contract clauses, cost reporting formats for external QS’s) and ensure terms are appropriate to the risks, scale and nature of the services provided. Provide subject matter expertise on contract documentation, negotiation and administration for all new capital projects and frameworks with consultants and contractors. 17. Set up and maintain a database of KCL project costs
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