Assistant Cost Manager

The purpose

As an Assistant Cost Manager, you will be fully accountable for preparing, managing, and reporting all financial costs connected to new gym development and/or existing gym refurbishment. In addition, you will contribute to the wider Development team in developing a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.

The Team

Pure Gym is the No.1 gym operator in the UK, and the 4th largest gym operator worldwide. Our mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere.

With over 350 gyms in the UK, the PureGym brand is going from strength to strength on its growth journey, underpinned by a technology-enabled offer delivering high quality, affordable fitness that can be accessed flexibly.

The role

• Providing appropriate decision making at key stages in the property development process using governance forums where required.
• Assessing the high-level feasibility of potential new sites prior to acquisition.
• Producing detailed pre-acquisition cost plans.
• Identifying, analysing and developing responses to commercial risks and providing input into all budget and capex investment approval processes.
• Advising on a range of legal and contractual issues and inputting into the selection of, and agreeing pricing and sourcing of construction materials.
• Tendering of Main Contractor works and post contract cost management through to final account.
• Management of all other aspect of Capex spend for the project including consultant, direct spend.
• Drive efficiencies into design, procurement to reduce Capex spend.
• Review project data to provide clarity and analysis on budgeted costs versus final cost and in the re-use of this data to better inform the budgeting/benchmarking process.

The person

• Holds a degree or post-graduate conversion in quantity surveying.
• Highly numerate, with excellent cost management skills.
• Experience of delivering multi-site property developments consistently and at scale, managing an investment portfolio of up to £10m.
• Ideally has experience working in or with large scale organisations in customer facing industries such as leisure, hospitality, retail or retail banking.
• A highly capable operator, who can successfully resolve difficult situations and make critical decisions under pressure.
• An excellent communicator, with the ability to simply convey complex messages and influence at a senior level.

The Benefits

• Gym membership for you + 1
• Hybrid working
• A truly flexible working culture
• Personal private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Company pension contribution
• Holiday purchase scheme up to an additional week.
• Great Learning & Development Resources
• Enhanced maternity pay

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