Cost Manager (Water and Environment Infrastructure)

AECOM; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized infrastructure consulting firm is seeking an ambitious Cost Manager to join their team in Exeter. This role involves managing cost aspects of high-profile infrastructure projects in the water sector and beyond. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent, and experience in cost management on large-scale projects. Opportunities for growth and professional development are included, as well as a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Hybrid work options

Comprehensive benefits programs

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the Cost Management / Quantity Surveying field.
• Experience with large scale infrastructure projects is highly desirable.
• Good working knowledge of NEC4 suite of contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of cost management from project inception to completion.
• Deliver feasibility estimates, cost planning, and value engineering.
• Maintain and develop good relationships with clients.

Skills

Cost Management

Communication Skills

Client Relationship Management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Accredited MRICS or working towards membership

Tools

NEC4 suite of contracts

Job description

Job Description

Are you a talented and ambitious Cost Manager based in the Southwest looking to work on exciting infrastructure projects that can change the world, projects that are always more complex and innovative than the last?

Start here. Grow here.

We are looking for Cost Managers to support our exciting growth plans, working with our key infrastructure clients in the Southwest, particularly in the water and environment sectors, supporting the successful delivery of their capital projects and programmes of work. You will be joining an established team of like-minded experts that have a passion for innovation and delivering cutting edge solutions. As a Cost Manager within our Buildings & Places Infrastructure team, you will provide a comprehensive, accurate and value driven service for large, high profile and exciting key clients within the water sector, such as Southwest Water and the Environment Agency. The role may also present opportunities to work across highways, rail and power sectors, delivering projects for clients such as Highways England, Network Rail and National Grid.

Here’s what you’ll do

Duties include (but not limited to) :

Deliver all aspects of cost management from inception of a project through to completion, working with peers and Directors, client and others as required; Including (but not limited to) feasibility estimates, cost planning (presenting with no supervision), contract procurement, tender documentation, value engineering and commercial awareness, fee generation, risk management, dispute resolution, post contract management (competent in cost reporting), agreement of final accounts.

Achieve the highest standards of professional competence and to demonstrate this ability in all dealings with clients and professional contacts, reinforcing the profile of the company.

Help drive performance standards and technical excellence through expert communication and effective use of the performance management process and AECOM technical practice networks.

Maintain and develop good relationships with clients, take every opportunity to uphold and increase the profile of the firm as a provider of professional, premium quality services to the construction industry.

Actively support the internal team and support more junior staff.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent).
• Accredited MRICS (or working towards membership)
• Experience in the Cost Management / Quantity Surveying field, ideally working on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Good working knowledge of NEC4 suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC)
• Experience of undertaking cost / commercial management as part of integrated, multi-organisation, collaborative teams
• Experience of working within a client organization, either directly or through a colocation / secondment arrangement would be of benefit.

Additional Information

For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are aDisabilityConfidentEmployer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum / essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through theDisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.