Cost Manager Rail

Randstad Cpe London; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE London is recruiting an experienced Cost Manager for a major UK rail infrastructure project in Birmingham. You will work within a dedicated cost management team, focusing on project controls, forecasting, baseline management and cost analysis across large-scale contracts.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, advanced Excel skills, and experience with PRISM or Contruent. Hybrid work arrangement: office in Birmingham with options for remote work.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Cost Manager, Cost Controller, Cost Engineer, or Project Controls role.
• Experience on major infrastructure or construction programmes.
• Strong forecasting, baseline management and cost analysis abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience using cost management systems such as PRISM or Contruent.
• Understanding of change control and trend management.
• Experience within rail, highways, nuclear, water, or similar infrastructure sectors.

Responsibilities

• Support management of project baselines and challenge contractor forecasts.
• Oversee change control and trend analysis for cost performance.
• Analyze cost performance across delivery programmes.
• Contribute to forecasting, baseline management and project controls within large-scale contracts.

Skills

Forecasting

Baseline management

Cost analysis

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

PRISM

Contruent

Change control

Trend analysis

Rail infrastructure

Tools

PRISM

Contruent

Job description

Are you an experienced Cost Manager with a strong background in forecasting, baseline management, and cost analysis? Do you want to work on one of the UK’s largest and most high-profile rail infrastructure projects?

Salary: £55,687.20 to £65,514.00 depending on experience
Location: Central Birmingham, 3 days the office per week, 2 from home
Deadline: 2nd Oct
I am currently recruiting for an experienced Cost Manager to join a major infrastructure programme in Birmingham. This role sits within a dedicated cost management team and will focus heavily on project controls, forecasting, baseline management, and cost analysis across large-scale contracts.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in infrastructure delivery who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with high levels of stakeholder engagement and clear progression opportunities.
The successful candidate will support the management of project baselines, challenge contractor forecasts, oversee change control and trend analysis, and analyse cost performance across delivery programmes. This role is not commercially focused, so candidates with predominantly payment certification or contract administration experience are unlikely to be suitable.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience working in a Cost Manager, Cost Controller, Cost Engineer, or Project Controls role
• Previous experience working on major infrastructure or construction programmes
• Strong experience with forecasting, baseline management, and cost analysis
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience using cost management systems such as PRISM or Contruent
• Understanding of change control and trend management
• Experience within rail, highways, nuclear, water, or similar infrastructure sectors

Desirable:

• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
• Experience working on large-scale contracts or programmes valued in the millions