Senior Cost Manager

Overview

As Senior Cost Manager, you will lead cost management across diverse projects in Edinburgh, driving feasibility, procurement, cost control, and value engineering. You will work within a collaborative team to manage client interfaces and ensure cost plans, post-contract variances, and final accounts are delivered effectively. This role focuses on delivering accurate cost planning and value-driven solutions for energy, defence, nuclear, power, and utilities projects. You will shape project outcomes through robust cost governance and stakeholder engagement.

Pay / Benefits

• Pension scheme
• 34 days annual leave
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• range of other benefits

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies and produce procurement reports
• Manage procurement processes from pre-qualification to contract preparation
• Oversee post-contract cost variances and change control
• Supervise cost checking, valuation work, and final accounts negotiation
• Lead estimating and cost planning, including final cost plan presentation
• Perform value engineering and life cycle costing
• Interface with client and consultants across all project stages

Key requirements

• MRICS membership
• 5+ years of provable technical delivery experience
• Strong relationships with private and public sector clients
• Experience managing projects up to 5M and up to 30M within a team

• stakeholder management
• leadership
• communication
• feasibility studies
• procurement management
• cost planning and estimating

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