Senior Cost Manager (Transmission & Distribution) in Edinburgh

AECOM Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Company Description At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

We’re looking for passionate Senior Cost Managers with Transmission and Distribution experience to join our teams across the North, Midlands, and Scotland Region operating from 8 regional offices, to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects, both nationally and locally. You will be joining a growing team of like-minded people passionate for innovation and delivering cutting‑edge solutions.

• Lead the successful delivery of cost/commercial management services on multi‑disciplinary Transmission, Distribution and Power Systems projects.
• Client‑side cost/commercial management, including stakeholder, risk, and contract management.
• Ensure projects and commissions are delivered to the satisfaction of the client for budget management.
• Support and manage the cost/commercial management team ensuring appropriate resources are provided on projects, meeting the client and business requirements.
• Actively manage contractors and subcontractors’ payments and final accounts in accordance with contract conditions.
• Develop strong relationships with clients and members of the cross‑functional team.
• Support business development opportunities with existing and new clients.

• Experience working within a client organisation, either directly or through a co‑location/secondment arrangement.
• Highly competent in the use of NEC suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC).
• Experience working as part of integrated, multi‑organisation, collaborative teams.
• Infrastructure and cost/commercial management experience, delivering complex projects.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Highly motivated with an excellent industry network.
• Relationship building skills – ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams, and stakeholders as well as an ability to build and maintain networks of business contacts.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• A team player with a ‘can‑do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible.
• Experience of working with NGET business processes, supplier requirements, national development process 500.
• Experience working on projects in Substations, Overhead Lines, and Cables 33kV – 400kV with DNO or TO.
• Understanding of the UK Transmission and Distribution System along with associated plan and equipment.

• Engagement in continuous professional development, including pursuing qualifications such as those offered by the RICS and other recognised bodies.

• Ability to effectively communicate and engage with various stakeholders, including internal teams, contractors, and the public, to ensure project alignment and address concerns.

• Skills in budget management and financial oversight to ensure projects are delivered within budget.

• Capability to lead cost/commercial teams, fostering a collaborative environment and supporting team members' professional growth.

• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and solve complex problems that may arise during project execution.

• Understanding of the broader strategic goals of National Grid and how individual projects contribute to these objectives.

Minimum of five years’ cost/commercial management experience. A relevant degree such as quantity surveying or relevant equivalent. Strong history in both contract (NEC3 & 4) and cost/commercial management. A member of a related professional body, preferably chartered.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity – you will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential and will help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.