Quantity Surveyor

Overview

As a Cost Manager, you will support high-profile infrastructure projects by delivering robust cost management and governance. You’ll work within a growing North East Cost Management team to monitor costs, forecast budgets, and manage variances, collaborating across client and contractor teams. You will drive accurate forecasts, timely contract applications, and value engineering to meet project objectives, all within a forward-thinking, hybrid-work environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts in line with project objectives
• Provide accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion within budget
• Proactively monitor cost variance and contract cash flow; ensure timely applications
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams on deliverables, KPIs, programme performance, cost control and value engineering
• Manage contract changes within governance and best practice
• Improve forecast and budget accuracy

Key requirements

• Ideally degree in a relevant subject
• Ideally hold or be working towards professional body membership or equivalent
• Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)

• collaborative
• proactive
• adaptable with hybrid working arrangements
• cost forecasting
• budget management
• contract change management

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