Senior Cost Manager (Water and Environment Infrastructure) in Plymouth

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.

Are you a talented and ambitious Senior Cost Manager based in the Southwest or along the South coast looking to work on exciting infrastructure projects that can change the world? We are looking for Cost Managers to support our exciting growth plans, working with our key infrastructure clients in the South and Southwest, particularly in the water and environment sectors, supporting the successful delivery of their capital projects and programmes of work.

As a Senior Cost Manager within our Buildings & Places Infrastructure team, you will provide a comprehensive, accurate and value driven service for large, high profile and exciting key clients within the water sector, such as Southwest Water and the Environment Agency. The role will cover all aspects of cost management throughout the whole project lifecycle from initial inception/business case through to completion/commissioning.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Deliver all aspects of cost management from inception of a project through to completion, working with peers and Directors, client and others as required; including feasibility estimates, cost planning, contract procurement, tender documentation, value engineering and commercial awareness, fee generation, risk management, dispute resolution, post contract management, agreement of final accounts.
• Achieve the highest standards of professional competence and demonstrate this ability in all dealings with clients and professional contacts.
• Help drive performance standards and technical excellence through expert communication and effective use of the performance management process.
• Maintain and develop good relationships with clients, taking every opportunity to uphold and increase the profile of the firm.
• Actively support the internal team and support more junior staff on technically complex projects.
• Develop marketing opportunities and bring to the attention of Directors and the Business Development Department.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent).
• Accredited MRICS (or working towards membership).
• Experience in the Cost Management/Quantity Surveying field, ideally working on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Good working knowledge of NEC4 suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC).
• Proven and relevant experience gained working in an infrastructure environment, ideally focused on projects within the water and/or environment sectors.
• Experience of undertaking cost/commercial management as part of integrated, multi-organisation, collaborative teams.
• Experience of working within a client organization, either directly or through a colocation/secondment arrangement would be beneficial.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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.