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