Senior Cost Manager

Overview

Provide cost consultancy for infrastructure projects from design to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• cost estimating
• cost analysis
• procurement support
• financial management
• contract administration
• stakeholder management

Tasks

As a Senior Cost Manager, you’ll play a key role in delivering expert cost consultancy services throughout all project stages from concept design to completion. You’ll provide cost estimates, procurement advice, contract administration, and post-contract support to ensure our clients achieve the best value from their projects. -Deliver accurate and timely outputs to a high standard of quality. -Manage project finances, risk, and value engineering processes. -Support procurement, tender evaluation, and contract administration activities. -Support stakeholder management and build strong client relationships. -Promote knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous improvement. -Contribute to cost data analysis, benchmarking, and project reporting. -Prepare cost estimates, cost plans, valuations, and client reports.

Requirements

• mrics
• jct
• nec
• excel
• cost management
• 5+ years

What You Bring

-Working towards or already holding MRICS (or equivalent professional qualification). -Strong knowledge of industry contracts (JCT and NEC) and construction best practice. -Proficient in MS Office (particularly Excel) with strong attention to detail. -Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. -Confident working in a client-facing role with the ability to manage priorities effectively. -Degree qualified in Construction, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related RICS-accredited discipline. -Around 5+ years’ experience in cost management, ideally within the infrastructure sector.

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Benefits

At Cumming Group, you’ll work on some of the world’s most exciting and complex infrastructure projects. Our collaborative and fast-paced environment provides the opportunity to make a real impact while working alongside industry experts and respected clients. We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL agencies if this role is eligible for release.

About Cumming Group Uk & Europe

-Born from US roots in 1996, it expanded through strategic M&A to firmly establish a UK & Europe presence by merging several top regional firms. -Operating under unified branding since 2021, its London headquarters now coordinate a network of offices across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. -Delivers major projects like London Luton Airport expansion and international developments including Hilton hotels in Munich. -Blends deep sector expertise—from hospitality and industrial logistics to infrastructure, residential and mixed‑use schemes. -Provides fully integrated consultancy: project & cost management, building surveying, scheduling, dispute resolution and energy advisory. -Unusual strength lies in cross-border mergers—absorbing regional specialists like ChandlerKBS and Scollard Doyle to bolster infrastructure and quantity‑surveying capability.

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