Senior Cost Manager - Contract & Cost Lead (London)

Advance TRS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private medical

Job summary

Advance TRS is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for their London Infrastructure practice. You will take a senior role on client and internal projects, delivering cost management, governance, and value engineering across major programmes in the UK.

The role requires NEC contract experience (essential, NEC3 preferred) and strong cost management and procurement expertise. The package includes £55k-£70k salary plus £4k car allowance and private medical, with clear progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• NEC contract experience (essential), ideally NEC3.
• Strong cost management, change control, valuation, procurement, estimating and pricing experience.

Responsibilities

• Building strong, professional relationships with clients, colleagues and project partners
• Administering a variety of contracts in line with project objectives and policies
• Providing accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion
• Managing cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring applications are made correctly and on time
• Working with client and contractor teams to deliver KPIs, programme performance, cost control and value engineering
• Managing contract change effectively and keeping projects within governance
• Driving improvements in forecast and budget accuracy
• Giving sound commercial support to all stakeholders
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Managing commissions and supporting the development of the team

Job description

Advance TRS is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for their London Infrastructure practice. You will take a senior role on client and internal projects, delivering cost management, governance, and value engineering across major programmes in the UK.

The role requires NEC contract experience (essential, NEC3 preferred) and strong cost management and procurement expertise. The package includes £55k-£70k salary plus £4k car allowance and private medical, with clear progression opportunities.