JD Finish Line is searching for a Director of Cost Management for our Headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. If you feel your experience aligns with the job description, apply today!
The Director of Cost Management plays a key role in being the head of commercial management within the Property team responsible for overall management and control of capex budgets within the region. Production and communication of all required processes, guidance and cost data. Managing costs, risk and procurement within capital program projects. JD North American Group. This individual will effectively exhibit JD Finish Line’s core values of Customer, People, Winning, Community, and Financial Responsibility in everything they do by performing the following key duties:
Responsibilities:
- Find, recruit and establish an in-house team capable of undertaking the
cost management of capex projects across the region in a fiscally
responsible manner.
- Manage and oversee the Construction Cost Managers / Quantity
Surveyors in the North America region who will be responsible for the
management and control of capex budgets of projects.
- Develop and employ modeling and estimating techniques to provide
accurate rates and costs for an annual spend of up to $70M across a
variety of different types and sizes of new and refurbishment retail
projects.
- Develop and manage procurement techniques to suit the types and
quantum of programmes, projects and initiatives with solutions which
will demonstrate and ensure best value is delivered taking account of
quality, program and health and safety implications.
- Conduct bid processes including preparation of bid documentation,
evaluation of bids and the making of detailed recommendations.
- Adopt a consistent approach to the contractual engagement of all
consultants, suppliers and contractors employed by JD to carry out
works associated with the capital plan. Ensure a timely appointment
including agreement of fees and an appropriately specified level of
services and activities. Avoid duplication of roles with other consultants
and vendors.
- Monitor the financial progress of individual projects through regular
communication and reports assessing the potential impact of change
on the budgets and also taking account of the effect on the business
and ensuring change control procedures are rigidly adhered to. Take
up any variances with the appropriate area/individual. Site Visits to
monitor progress & identify savings.
- Agree final accounts with all contractors, consultants and suppliers.
- Aid the Procurement Dept to promote, introduce and implement the
Coupa P2P procurement software in North America.
- Oversee the Purchase Order process, ensure timely release of
payments and resolution of issues.
- Develop and maintain accurate benchmark costs across all JD store
formats and individual cost elements with an appreciation of JD fit-out
costs within the wider retail fit-out industry context.
- Ensure that anticipated costs of proposed designs for store concepts
and individual elements are acceptable and in line with expected
expenditure limits before they are issued to the business. Undertake
cost reduction and value engineering exercises to achieve such goals.
- Provide benchmark information for all areas of the North America
market. Link in with other regions regarding concept development cost
management. Provide information, instructions and templates to enable
reliable regional benchmarking data to be provided and subsequently
assessed.
- Responsible for implementing a cost reduction strategy within the
- Property Department, ensuring cost reduction activity and value
engineering is delivered appropriately. Drive the value engineering
strategy across all retail formats, ensuring that best value is delivered
without adversely influencing life cycle cost or compromising
operational efficiency. Proactively look to drive cost, time and wasted
effort out of construction while maintaining value and not compromising
whole life cost.
- Develop standard documentation, templates and procedures to
facilitate the efficient, transparent management of construction costs
and procurement. Adapt and update as necessary. Provide training to
end users.
- Strive for excellence in all JD processes within the project & design
team, continually reviewing and developing improvements.
- Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and
contractors encouraging them to take positive action and assume
accountability for their assigned work.
Experience and Skills:
- Construction/Retail Fit Out experience: You will have knowledge and
experience of the construction and shop-fitting industry including
knowledge of legislation processes. Experience of managing projects
up to $15M in value.
- Experience gained at a manager level in a corporate client-based
organization or specialist consultancy.
- A confident, inspiring leader with credibility who is prepared to drive
hard and challenge project teams comprised of internal and external
professionals probing and questioning in a constructive manner.
- Quantity Surveying / Cost Management experience: You will be able to
manage multiple, simultaneous projects across a number of group
fascia’s keeping them on budget and delivering them on time and to a
high standard.
- Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Construction
Faculty (MRICS) or equivalent.
- Excellent communication & influencing skills: You will have the ability to
communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders and departments.
- Numerate and strong attention to detail.
Qualifications:
- Relevant Bachelor’s Degree or Construction Cost
management qualification would be advantageous.
- This role is office based but you will need to be geographically mobile
to support our store portfolio.
- Self-motivated, but works well as part of a team.
- Technically competent with knowledge of various software
programs.
- Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through
analytical and problem solving capabilities.
- Can react to project adjustments and alterations promptly and
efficiently.
- Flexible during times of change.
- Extensive travel and periods of time away from home as required.
- Completely fluent in English (reading, writing and speaking). All
reporting will be done in English.
- Based in Head Office Indianapolis USA
- Full Driving License essential.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Sit for more than 6 hours per shift
- Use hands to finger, handle and feel
- Reach with hands and arms
- Talk and/or hear
- Walk or move from one location to another
- Occasionally may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally
- Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company’s policies are required for the position.
- The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy office setting.
The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy.
