Senior Cost Manager

Working pattern: Hybrid, 2 days in the office and 3 days from home

Salary: £65,000 plus car allowance to £70,000 plus car allowance

An established UK construction and infrastructure project management consultancy is continuing to grow its commercial management team following recent project wins across Google data centres
, Scottish Power
, and ongoing framework delivery with National Grid
.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager to support major infrastructure, energy, utilities and power-related programmes from either the Manchester or Warrington office.

This role would suit someone with strong client-side or consultancy-side commercial experience who wants exposure to nationally significant infrastructure programmes, while retaining a good hybrid working pattern.

You will support the commercial management of major infrastructure and energy projects, working closely with clients, delivery teams and supply chain partners.

• Managing cost plans, forecasts, budgets and commercial reports
• Supporting NEC contract management, including compensation events, early warnings and change control
• Reviewing contractor applications, variations and commercial submissions
• Providing commercial advice to clients across live project delivery
• Supporting procurement, tender analysis and contract administration
• Managing cost risk, value, change and commercial performance
• Working closely with project teams, consultants, contractors and client stakeholders

What we are looking for

• Strong client-side or consultancy-side commercial experience
• Experience as a Cost Manager, Senior Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Infrastructure, utilities, energy, power, data centre or major built environment project experience
• Strong cost reporting, forecasting and change management capability
• Confidence working directly with clients and project stakeholders
• Good commercial judgement and the ability to operate independently

This is a strong opportunity to join a growing consultancy with a solid pipeline of work across major UK infrastructure and energy programmes.

You will gain exposure to high-profile work across data centres, power and nationally significant infrastructure frameworks, with a role focused on client-side commercial delivery, NEC contract management and long-term programme support.

The position is hybrid, with 2 days per week in either Manchester or Warrington and 3 days from home.

PLEASE NOTE

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position