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Cumming Management Group, a Cost and Project Management Consultancy within the construction industry, provides a wide range of services to clients spanning several different sectors.

About the Role:

As part of our ongoing growth in the German Project & Cost Management team, Cumming Group is seeking a forward-thinking Associate Director in Berlin with expertise in the Construction and Real Estate sectors. He or she will have the responsibility for a number of key clients and be expected to develop excellent long term relationships with those clients whilst ensuring the provision of a quality service. The role will hold line management responsibility for a number of staff.

The role of an Associate Director Includes the following responsibilities:

• Lead service delivery with existing key clients, maintaining and strengthening client relationships and using opportunities to cross-sell.
• Develop our business; networking and developing client relationships.
• Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Develop and support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level.
• Project manage new bids including resource planning and fee proposals for final approval.
• Manage project budgets; implement robust contract and project change control processes to ensure Client approvals are in place to facilitate monthly invoicing.
• Manage the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high quality standard.
• Provide leadership to the local staff as well as any non-local staff requirements. Where required, resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Partner.
• Mentor team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the Company and development of their career.
• Forecast and manage team workload and staffing requirements.
• Ensure compliance with client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable.

Key Attributes:

The ability to:

• Negotiate, influence and deliver results in a client facing role.
• Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change.
• Function in a pressurised environment to strict deadlines.
• Manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate senior manager / Director.
• Cope with demanding and changing timeframes.
• Lead a team.
• Create a close knit team as required and motivate and mentor the team to work effectively in a dynamic team environment

Qualifications and Skills:

• Ideally degree qualified: construction, cost management, engineering or quantity surveying.
• MRICS / other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Strong core technical skills.
• Good interpersonal skills with both client and staff.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning.
• Energetic and motivated with natural drive and an innovative flair, resourcefulness and ability to adapt to change.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills in German and English.
• Experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.