Senior Cost Manager

A leading engineering and design consultancy is looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager to join their Cost Management team in London or Birmingham.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding team delivering complex infrastructure and energy programmes, working across a diverse portfolio of major projects while contributing to business growth and technical excellence.

Responsibilities for Senior Cost Manager:

• Deliver technical cost management services across complex infrastructure and energy projects
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Monitor, analyse, and control cost performance against set targets using EVM and similar techniques
• Develop and apply Cost and Work Breakdown Structures and methods of measurement including NRM and RMM
• Support and manage teams on project and technical delivery
• Contribute to business development activity and key account management
• Mentor and develop junior cost management staff
• Support the development and use of cost management software including Power BI, PRISM, Oracle, Deltek, and Ecosys
• Engage with wider project controls expertise including schedule logic and risk exposure
• Contribute to service innovation, benchmarking capabilities, and technical excellence

Essential Requirements for Senior Cost Manager:

• Degree qualified in a construction or finance related field
• RICS, ICE, AACE, CaSA or equivalent professional qualification preferred
• Proven experience in cost management across major infrastructure or energy projects
• Strong knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract including NEC, FIDIC, and IChemE
• Technical ability in Earned Value Management and cost performance monitoring
• Experience working in a consultancy environment delivering complex programmes
• Good network within the energy and/or infrastructure sectors
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ambition for innovation and growth within a complex projects environment

Desirable:

• Experience with Power BI, PRISM, Oracle, Deltek, or Ecosys
• Major programme experience across energy, transport, water, or aviation sectors