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Job Description
Senior Cost Manager
As a Senior Cost Manager at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement.
- Gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective.
- Be empowered, supported, and enabled to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression.
- Be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow.
- Be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve.
For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in the tender/bid process--from initial tender/bid documentation through analysis and reporting.
- Manage the change management process - identifying, analyzing, approving, and implementing changes that affect the project cost.
- Analyse tenders/bids to ensure client value for money.
- Assist in the preparation and agreement of final accounts, including the handling of any claims to ensure the client gets best value from works undertaken.
- Create estimates and cost plans for key client developments.
- Oversee project spend by creating valuations and cost reports, and clearly communicate variations to your team.
- Support nimble project management and clear decisions through excellent cost documentation and timely communication.
- Support the settlement of construction disputes/loss and expense claims with transparency.
- Foster top performance and growth for your employees via excellent mentorship and leadership.
We are looking for someone with:
- Experience as a senior cost manager, ideally from a consultancy background.
- Experience in pre-contract cost management while being experienced in budget control, cost planning, preparing and initiating change forms for discussion with other project stakeholders.
- Knowledge of alternative construction materials.
- Chartered or on the path to complete it.
- A degree or comparable experience in a project management or construction discipline.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
- A love of a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines.
- The ability to thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun.
About Cost Management:
- Our teams of cost managers deliver cost predictability, a high level of assurance and value for money on prestigious, cutting-edge projects around the globe for world-leading clients.
- We champion both mentoring and reverse mentoring across all levels and roles, so you can benefit from the deep expertise and development supports within our organisation, regardless of your experience or seniority.
About Us:
- We believe that our success is tied to the success of our employees, and we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone.
- We understand that creating an environment where all employees have an equal opportunity to thrive requires a concerted effort across every stage of their time with us, from hiring and onboarding to promotion, career growth, and development.