Senior Cost Manager - Infrastructure

Location: London (Hybrid)

Sector: Infrastructure

Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

Infrastructure projects are rarely straightforward. Multiple stakeholders, complex procurement routes and ever-tightening budgets mean strong commercial leadership is essential.

A leading consultancy is looking to appoint a Senior Cost Manager to join its growing Infrastructure team in London. This role will see you working across major programmes and projects, supporting clients in delivering complex infrastructure schemes while maintaining robust commercial control.

The successful candidate will play a key role in cost planning, contract administration and commercial management across the project lifecycle, ensuring projects remain financially controlled and aligned with programme objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain professional relationships with clients, contractors and project stakeholders.
• Administer contracts in line with project requirements, governance processes and commercial best practice.
• Deliver accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting through to project completion.
• Proactively monitor cost variance and manage contract cash flow.
• Ensure applications, valuations and financial reporting are completed accurately and on time.
• Work collaboratively with client and contractor teams to support programme delivery, cost control and value engineering initiatives.
• Manage contract change processes and maintain appropriate governance controls.
• Drive improvements in cost forecasting and budget accuracy across projects.
• Provide commercial advice and insight to project stakeholders.
• Lead negotiations on final accounts and ensure successful commercial close-out.
• Support commission management responsibilities where required.

Experience & Skills

Candidates should demonstrate experience or a strong understanding of the following:

• Cost management within infrastructure projects
• Contract administration, ideally under NEC3 or NEC4 contracts
• Change management and change control
• Valuation and financial reporting
• Procurement and estimating
• Pricing and cost planning
• Commercial governance processes
• Collaborative delivery within multi-disciplinary project teams
• Commission management and stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Ideally MRICS qualified or actively working towards professional chartership.

Why Consider This Role?

Infrastructure investment across the UK continues to drive demand for experienced cost professionals who can navigate complex programmes and maintain commercial discipline.

For a Senior Cost Manager, this role offers exposure to high-profile infrastructure projects, the opportunity to influence project outcomes, and the chance to work alongside experienced project and commercial teams delivering nationally significant schemes.