Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – NEC Contracts

Overview

In this role you will support the UK Energy & Natural Resources business as a Cost Manager, overseeing cost control across client and internal projects. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to monitor budgets, forecast costs, and manage contract changes to deliver on programme objectives. You’ll drive value engineering and ensure governance while building strong client and team relationships. This is a chance to contribute to energy transition initiatives at scale within a renowned consultancy.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• flexible working environment
• supportive culture
• focus on work-life balance
• inclusive environment
• opportunities to affect change

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain client relationships and professional communications
• Administer contracts per project objectives and policies
• Provide accurate cost monitoring, forecasting, and reporting to budget
• Monitor cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring timely applications
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams on deliverables, KPIs, and value engineering
• Manage contract change to stay within governance and best practice
• Improve forecast and budget accuracy
• Provide commercial support to stakeholders and negotiate final accounts
• Lead people and commissions as needed

Key requirements

• Excellent communication
• Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
• Cost Management
• Change management and control
• Valuation
• Risk Management
• Procurement
• Estimating
• Pricing
• Reporting
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• People management
• Commission management
• Identifying and driving efficiencies through the project lifecycle
• Knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering

• Strong communication
• Collaborative mindset
• People management
• Cost management
• Contract management (NEC3)
• Change management

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