Cost Manager

Cost Manager job vacancy for ambitious Cost Managers with infrastructure / civil engineering consultancy experience to be based in Birmingham, West Midlands.

Fantastic new opportunities to work for a premium international cost and contracts consultancy on major civil engineering and infrastructure projects in Birmingham and around the West Midlands.

Current live projects include aviation and airports, major new railway construction projects, water and water frameworks, major road projects and ongoing highway frameworks and major bridge construction projects.

Cost Manager jobs are available within several of the dedicated infrastructure teams within the contract and cost management division.

This Cost Manager job offers the opportunity to work as a part of a team under a Senior Cost Manager, across a variety of standalone projects and long term ongoing frameworks encompassing nearly all aspects of UK infrastructure construction and renewal work.

A brief indicative sample of recent, current and future infrastructure projects include:

• High Speed 2 / HS2
• Other rail upgrade projects
• Major London aviation expansion and renewal projects
• Ongoing water framework projects and AMP 8 water framework partner work
• Major new infrastructure crossing the Thames in London
• A variety of one-off major road and highway projects as well as confirmed highway frameworks

• To deploy your client facing skills to establish friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in projects and programmes being supported.
• Assist with the administration of a variety of contracts and contract types, including NEC, in accordance with project objectives and policies.
• Assist in the provision of accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting throughout the project lifecycle to completion in line with budget.
• Monitor and manage cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
• Help to manage contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.
• Help to drive improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
• Provide sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
• Assist with the progress of final accounts during negotiation and ensure final agreement and settlement.

It is understood that applicants may not have all the required experience in all the areas listed below, and training can be provided in some areas. Assistance with APC is offered and there is an established internal training scheme that offers structured assistance and a very high pass rate.

It is essential to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and client facing skills gained and demonstrated to have been effective in your previous Cost Manager role/s undertaken.

It is expected that suitable Cost Managers will have had exposure to some of the duties listed below.

• Experience of undertaking or assisting with Contract Management duties, ideally under NEC3 form of contract.
• Some Change control experience.
• Some Pricing experience.
• Some Cost reporting experience.
• Some Experience of undertaking collaborative working.
• This role would particularly suit candidates that have previously worked for a “top 10” cost consultancy, either on civil engineering infrastructure projects or large scale building construction projects although experience with a smaller consultancy or end user is acceptable.
• Candidates with high quality contracting experience with a leading UK or international civil engineering contractor are also invited to apply.

• A degree in Quantity Surveying, cost management or commercial management or equivalent is desired.
• MRICS, MInstCES, HKIS, CIQS or equivalent recognised Chartership within Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Contracts Management or Commercial Management is desired although help with APC to achieve chartership…