Senior Cost Manager Rail

Senior Cost Manager – Rail Sector

Company: AECOM

Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full‑time

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

Are you a senior cost/commercial management (Infrastructure) professional looking to work on projects that make a difference and enhance the world around us? If so, we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey. We are looking for Senior Cost Managers (Infrastructure) to join our teams across our North, Midlands and Scotland Region operating from 8 regional offices, to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects, both nationally and locally.

You will be joining a growing team of like-minded people that have a passion for innovation and delivering cutting edge solutions. You will lead cost/commercial management commissions, manage project budgets, mitigate risks, support stakeholders, and ensure delivery within agreed parameters.

• Lead cost/commercial management commissions, taking responsibility for their successful delivery.
• Help ensure commissions are managed and completed efficiently, on budget and to the client’s satisfaction.
• Accountable for the cost/commercial management of projects, in accordance with GRIP or PACE.
• Help identify and monitor project risks (threats and opportunities), plan and implement mitigations to them, and respond to other issues that affect the project.
• Assist in the management of stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
• Provide required reports and attend project reviews at appropriate points throughout the project lifecycle, informing governance decisions.
• Establish and implement cost/commercial management protocols to change the scope of projects and update configuration documents as required.
• Accountable for the production and maintenance of project documentation, including timelines.
• Provide support to the project manager on contract management services on NEC4 contracts, administering through a contract management system.
• Advise the client on procurement strategies and review tender documentation.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in cost/commercial management, including contract management and administration.
• Excellent experience and knowledge of NEC3/4 contract management, ideally with PM accreditation.
• Relevant degree such as quantity surveying or equivalent.
• Experience working in the rail industry with understanding of railway systems and processes such as GRIP or PACE.
• Successful relevant experience in a cost/commercial management environment.
• Experience of project budget management and ability to understand and interpret commercial and financial landscapes.
• Ability to undertake and successfully complete security screening checks.
• Preferably MRICS or equivalent.

You will have flexible working options with hybrid arrangements. AECOM provides compensation, benefits and well‑being programs. We champion integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset. AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer providing interview accommodations for those with a disability or long‑term condition.

ReqID: J

Business Line: B&P – Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Survey & Estimation

Work Location Model: Hybrid

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