Lloyds Banking Group

Construction Quality & Cost Assurance Assistant Manager

Lloyds Banking Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Edinburgh • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £39,825 - £49,296 per year

About the role

  • Lead value management initiatives across construction and workplace programmes.
  • Align project results with Group strategic objectives including Zero Carbon 2030, inclusivity, and customer experience.
  • Drive transparency in supply chain costs and reporting.
  • Benchmark supplier performance and promote competitive procurement to ensure best value.
  • Introduce industry guidelines and innovative ways to project delivery.
  • Use data and insights to improve programme speed, resilience, and quality.
  • Maintain governance frameworks including Schedule of Rates (SOR), cost reporting, and change control processes.
  • Coordinate the JCT contract, valuing works and cost submissions, issuing monthly valuations and payment notices, and ensuring contractual compliance.
  • Support quarterly reviews and updates to senior collaborators on value and benefits delivered.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and external partners to ensure alignment and delivery.
  • Facilitate workshops and meetings to review progress, resolve issues, and plan next steps.
  • Manage a constant stream of new projects related to the relevant project or workstream.
  • Provide solutions and advice on all construction-related matters at pace, including generating cost estimates for future projects.
  • Lead the delivery of projects on time and within budget, working with outsource partners.
  • Manage Value Management cost assessments to achieve budget savings.
  • Consider whole life costs when assessing investment potential and contribute to achieving sustainability pledges.
  • Support Supplier Commercial Managers' review and approval processes in accordance with Tier Frameworks.
  • Assist procurement teams when tendering packages or services.
  • Support collaboration between collaborators and suppliers.
  • Report regularly against agreed benchmarks via preparation and delivery of reports.
  • Attend site meetings and undertake site inspection visits as necessary, making recommendations.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in construction, property, or programme management.
  • Solid knowledge of commercial management, value engineering, cost estimating and cost planning, and procurement.
  • Post contract cost management
  • Ability to negotiate final accounts
  • Solid grasp of the technical aspects involved in construction work
  • Excellent collaborator management and communication skills.
  • Ability to interpret data and apply insights to strategic decision-making.
  • Familiarity with ESG principles and balanced construction practices.
Benefits
  • A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
  • An annual performance-related bonus
  • Share schemes including free shares
  • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
  • 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
value managementcost estimatingcost planningcommercial managementpost contract cost managementprocurementnegotiationdata analysisproject deliverysustainability assessment
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershipstrategic decision-makingworkshop facilitationstakeholder managementtransparencyadaptabilityinsight application