Senior Cost Manager

Overview

As a Senior Cost Manager in Glasgow, you will drive cost control and forecasting on major infrastructure projects across sectors such as transportation and utilities. You will work with client and contractor teams to manage budgets, change control, and value engineering, while developing your career through strong training and qualifications. Your impact lies in delivering accurate cost insights, strengthening governance, and supporting successful project delivery at scale. This role offers growth within a global, supportive firm that values collaboration and professional development.

Pay / Benefits

• training and advancement in qualifications
• flexible working environment
• healthy, productive working environment
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Establish client and stakeholder relationships across projects
• Administer contracts in line with objectives and policies
• Provide accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to complete projects within budget
• Monitor cost variance and contract cash flow; ensure timely applications
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams to meet KPIs and project deliverables
• Lead contract change management ensuring governance and best practices
• Improve forecast and budget accuracy
• Provide commercial support to all stakeholders
• Lead teams and commissions as needed
• Negotiate final accounts

Key requirements

• Excellent communication
• Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
• Cost Management
• Change management and control
• Valuation
• Risk Management
• Procurement
• Estimating
• Pricing
• Reporting
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• Sharing best practice
• People management
• Commission management
• Identifying and driving efficiencies through the lifecycle
• Knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering
• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Ideally hold or be working towards professional body membership or equivalent
• Excellent communication
• Collaborative approach
• People management
• NEC3 Contract Management
• Cost Management
• Change management and control

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