Cost Manager

Job Title: Cost Manager

Location: Southern Region (Hybrid / Site-based as required)
Travel: 2-3 days per week across the Southern region

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Cost Manager to support the delivery of complex infrastructure, energy, and defence projects across the Southern region. The role will suit a motivated cost professional with a solid grounding in project controls, cost management, and commercial reporting, who is keen to develop their experience within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment.

You will work closely with project controls, planning, commercial, and delivery teams to provide accurate cost estimates, forecasts, and reporting throughout the full project lifecycle, supporting informed decision-making and robust financial governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, manage, and maintain cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and cashflows across multiple projects.

• Produce clear and accurate cost reports for internal and client stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

• Support and interface with project controls functions, ensuring alignment between cost, schedule, and scope.

• Apply an awareness of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to monitor performance and identify variances.

• Work within NEC contract environments, supporting cost control, change management, and compensation events.

• Develop and manage Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) to ensure robust cost tracking.

• Contribute to risk and opportunity management, including cost impacts and mitigation strategies.

• Support project teams with financial data, analysis, and insights to drive performance and value.

• Maintain accurate cost data within enterprise systems, with SAP experience being advantageous.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or project controls within infrastructure, energy, defence, or major construction projects.

• Strong understanding of project controls principles, including cost, schedule, and performance integration.

• Awareness of EVM and experience working within NEC contracts (NEC3/NEC4 preferred).

• Working knowledge of WBS and CBS development and application.

• Experience with SAP or similar cost management / ERP systems (desirable).

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate cost information clearly to a range of stakeholders.

Personal Attributes

• Motivated and eager to progress professionally and gain broader project and commercial experience.

• Flexible and willing to travel across the Southern region 2-3 days per week.

• Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

• Collaborative team player with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.