Senior Cost Manager

Are you an experienced Cost Manager looking to make a real impact within the UK's infrastructure sector? We are expanding our commercial team and are seeking a Senior Cost Manager to support the delivery of major infrastructure programmes, with a particular focus on the Water and Environment sector.

The role can be based from any of our offices: Cardiff, Bristol, London, Winchester, Reading, Oxford, Cheltenham, Cambridge, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Lead the commercial and cost management delivery of complex programmes and projects from inception through to completion.
• Manage project commercial performance, risk and opportunities.
• Prepare and manage cost plans, estimates and benchmarks, applying whole-life costing principles where appropriate.
• Administer and take accountability for NEC3/NEC4 contracts, supporting both pre-contract and post-contract commercial activities.
• Lead cost assurance and governance activities, ensuring consistency, accuracy with compliance with client requirements.
• Provide data-driven cost and commercial insight to support informed decision-making.
• Produce high-quality commercial reporting, including performance metrics, earned value management (EVM) and outturn cost analysis.
• Contribute to bid submissions, framework opportunities and work-winning activities where required.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, delivery partners and industry stakeholders
• Support business growth through networking, market engagement and identifying new opportunities.
• Assist with developing Cost Managers towards professional qualification status.
• Actively contribute to a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture.

Skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Significant infrastructure experience, with a strong focus on Water and Environment sector (this is essential), other sectors are also desirable (energy, transport, defence).
• Experience delivering cost management services across major infrastructure projects and programmes.
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Candidates will be associate or full members of RICS (or an appropriate professional institution) or be committed to obtaining chartered status.
• Have both site and office-based experience on a variety of infrastructure projects.
• Successful applicants will have a strong knowledge on pre and post contractual administration of the NEC3/NEC4 forms of contract. NEC Accredited is desired but not essential.
• A collaborative mindset with a proactive, solution orientated approach to problem solving.
• The aspiration to join a growing team where the prospect of contributing to something new excites you.
• Have an understanding and have used cost software including, but not limited to CostX, CEMAR etc.
• Understand the Construction Playbook, Value Toolkit, Project 13 and Public Procurement regulations.