Senior Cost Manager in London

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across a diverse range of sectors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assume day‑to‑day delivery responsibility for projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Prepare budget estimates, cost plans and client reports.
• Provide risk and value management.
• Contract administration including preparation of valuations, forecasts, cost reports and attendance at project meetings.
• Preparation of bills of quantities, schedules of rates or other methods of work evaluation.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Manage the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high‑quality standard.
• Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Practice, particularly Health and Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Provide services in compliance with the client's corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Work to deadlines set by the Project Team Leader.
• File project correspondence in accordance with requirements.
• Support bid and tender preparation and business development.
• Develop our business through networking and developing client relationships.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.
• Administer change control processes for the services we provide.
• Provide advice on procurement and contracts.
• Prepare and evaluate tenders, contractor selection and contract documentation.
• Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service and sector level.
• Assist in providing leadership to the staff where required.
• Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate.
• Assist in mentoring and coaching team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the Practice and development of their career.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Deliver results in a client‑facing role, confidently responding to client requests and escalating issues to senior team members when necessary.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery and demonstrate resilience and resourcefulness in highly complex challenges.
• Commit to outperforming client expectations and support stakeholder management.
• Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment subject to change.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines.
• Show a high degree of integrity.
• Show strong leadership skills and the demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and manage teams, including the supply chain.
• Handle conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.
• Prioritise and self‑manage with the ability to work in a high‑pressure environment.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Degree qualified in construction, cost management, engineering, quantity surveying or another RICS‑accredited degree.
• MRICS or other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Some formal leadership development training.
• 5+ years’ experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Good experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Good pre and post contract technical cost management skills.
• Core technical skills and strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong IT skills for the role including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Developing interpersonal skills with both clients and staff.
• Good analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning.
• Energetic and motivated with a natural drive and innovative flair, resourcefulness and ability to adapt to change.
• An ability to think clearly and make reasoned decisions, explaining the logic employed.
• Some experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.