Senior Cost Manager

Overview

As a Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will lead commercial and cost-management efforts on major UK infrastructure projects. You’ll work within a Midlands team to shape value-for-money outcomes across airports, utilities, and transport programmes. You’ll leverage NEC contract knowledge and data-driven insights to optimize procurement, payments, and change control. This role offers strong development opportunities, mentoring, and exposure to world-class practices shaping the sector.

Pay / Benefits

• world-class training and mentoring
• career development toward chartership
• variety and flexibility
• recognition of contributions
• cutting-edge cost management tools
• opportunity to work on high-profile projects

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial contracts, procurement, and negotiations in an NEC environment
• Lead post-contract commercial activities, including payment approvals, cost assessments, and contract changes
• Support contractors with transparent, data-driven processes
• Identify cost-saving strategies and optimise contract performance
• Produce cost reports and cost forecasting
• Assist Project Managers with Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events
• Attend progress meetings and promote commercial awareness throughout the project
• Support dispute resolution process and contract close out strategies as required

Key requirements

• Proven expertise in quantity surveying, procurement, and/or estimating on large-scale infrastructure projects
• Degree-qualified with chartered status (MRICS) or actively working towards it
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and infrastructure cost management
• Collaborative, proactive communicator and adaptable thinker
• Ability to balance site travel with flexible working commitments
• Desire to contribute, lead, and grow within a global consultancy

• collaborative
• proactive
• clear communication
• NEC contracts and infrastructure cost management
• cost management and forecasting
• procurement strategy and tender management

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