Principal Cost Manager

slihrms; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading design, engineering and project management organisation delivering complex infrastructure and energy programmes. The Principal Cost Manager role sits in the Wales & West Region, contributing to cost management across major programmes and interacting with internal and external partners to deliver value.

Reporting into the Cost Management Lead, you will develop benchmarks, drive performance, and support strategic recruitment and capability development within the

Qualifications

• Experience in Cost Management across complex infrastructure.
• Strong leadership and team-management abilities.
• Proficient in cost performance measurement and benchmarking.

Responsibilities

• Build long-term, sustainable relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Monitor, analyse and control cost performance against targets.
• Lead project teams and drive service innovation across cost management.
• Interface with schedule, risk and broader project controls teams.

Skills

Cost Management

Leadership

Earned Value Management

Cost benchmarking

Cost analytics

Tools

Power-BI

PRISM

Oracle

Deltek

Ecosys

Job description

Overview

Welcome to AtkinsRéalis, Complex ProjectsAtkinsRéalis is a world leading design, engineering and project management organisation. We connect people, data and technology to transform infrastructure and energy systems across the globe. Our purpose is simple: to engineer a better future for our planet and its people, creating sustainable solutions that shape the world around us.

Our awesome Complex Projects teams deliver some of the most complex and transformative programmes worldwide. By combining multidisciplinary expertise, global best practice and deep sector knowledge, we help clients achieve ambitious outcomes. Our success is powered by talented people who use diverse thinking and creativity to drive innovation every day.

Whether it's being part of history‑making teams transforming the energy sector, forming the backbone of Britain's transport network with high speed rail, transforming how the railway works on East Coast Digital Programme, increasing our international connectivity across major aviation hubs, providing essential support to re‑invigorate the Water sector through a new AMP Cycle, or delivering safe and reliable journeys for National Highways and local government bodies, a career with us represents an opportunity to make a positive difference to the communities we serve and for future generations to come. And we do all of this whilst working with fun and passion.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Principal Cost Manager who possesses proven experience, notably in the Energy and Infrastructure sectors, to join our Cost Management Team within our Wales & West Region Project Controls Practice. You must be ambitious with a thirst for innovation and growth to progress within our Complex Projects division.

The role will involve delivering work with both existing and new clients working within our Cost Management team to ensure our technical service offering is kept to the highest standard, whilst having a strong team working ethos and delivering in accordance with AtkinsRéalis' digital aspirations.

You will play an integral part in delivering the business plan for this rapidly expanding team and support in driving success in the Wales & West Region. You will innovate and foster a collaborative, professional and positive working environment along with delivering your cost management role.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to support team management, business growth, and enable opportunities to work with internal and external partners across the entire business.

Your role

• Reporting into the Cost Management Lead, you will be responsible for building long term, sustainable relationships with both members of our own organisation, and wider Client base.
• Technical expertise in Cost Management services across complex infrastructure.
• An excellent understanding of industry benchmarks / best practices, Cost and Work Breakdown Structures, and methods of measurements (e.g. RMM, NRM etc).
• Strong network within the energy and/or infrastructure sectors.
• Leadership skills necessary to direct and manage project teams.
• Evidence of service innovation, technical excellence, and exceptional service delivery.
• Proven technical skills to monitor, analyse, and control cost performance against set targets.
• Technical ability to challenge engineering teams and identify/cost efficient solutions.
• Collaborative behaviours and technical expertise to interface with wider project controls expertise including schedule logic and risk exposure.
• Awareness of the challenges and opportunities in the industry.
• Commercial, quantity surveying, and/or finance skills, with full working knowledge of the construction industry, and an understanding of Standard Forms of Contract (NEC/FIDIC/IChemE).
• Ability to develop and understand performance measurement of projects using Earned Value Management (EVM) and similar techniques.
• Major project/programmes work experience.

About you

• Support our Cost Management capability including development and use of Power-BI, PRISM, Oracle, Deltek, Ecosys and other Cost Management related software.
• Engage our community of practice and support technical excellence, service innovation and development of our benchmarking capabilities.
• Unlock talent and develop next generation of leaders.
• Deliver excellent client service on our commissions through quality assurance and regular client care.
• Support and lead teams on project / technical delivery.
• Strategic support with delivering the strategy for the Cost Management Service including identifying continuous development.
• Deliver an exceptional cost management service for multiple stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for strategic recruitment and associated investments by the business, linked to the Complex Projects business strategy.
• Ensure appropriate engagement with the wider AtkinsRéalis business, as determined by the strategy.
• Support with the development of a positive team ethos and continue to create opportuniti