Senior Cost Manager - Procurement (Global Capability Center)

Linesight; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is a global project and cost management consultancy that emphasizes collaboration and diverse teams. It seeks a Senior Cost Manager – Procurement in Mumbai to drive cost estimation, procurement strategy, and client relationships within complex developments.

You will lead procurement activities, develop cost plans for CSA/MEP scopes, and guide a team to deliver value while maintaining rigorous document control and tender analyses. This role offers growth within a respected firm.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in cost management for large-scale projects.
• Experience leading a team and building trusted client relationships.
• Chartered or on the path to chartered status.
• Experience in global pre-construction works and data center or life sciences projects.
• Proficient in procurement processes and RFP management.

Responsibilities

• Create estimates and cost plans for CSA/MEP packages for key client developments.
• Lead procurement activities, RFPs, and document control.
• Review tender submissions and perform cost analyses against budgets.
• Support client interactions and develop strong client relationships.
• Coordinate with design teams and contractors to control costs.

Skills

Cost management

Leadership

Client relationship

Tender analysis

Budgeting

Education

Degree in cost management or construction discipline

Tools

Cost X

Planswift

Cubicost

Candy

ZW CAD

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Cost Manager – Procurement at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Actively partner with clients, responding to their requests accurately and on time and s hould be able to take the responsibility of multiple packages in the projects.
• Create estimates and cost plans for CSA/MEP Packages for key client developments.
• Support team with estimation and reviewing the overall CSA/MEP scope of work.
• Proficient in Client interactions and focussing on Client relationship building ; a ttend the project kick‑off calls.
• Express high proficiency in CSA/MEP packages and moderate knowledge of CSA/MEP works.
• Express basic knowledge of Procurement of global p rojects.
• Participate in drafting proposals to Clients.
• Contribute to developing good client relationships that support s the b usiness.
• Lead your team to deliver impeccable quality and client value.
• Set up and administer procurement and RFP folders, ensuring accurate document management and version control.
• Manage and administer design team and contractor RFIs, including tracking, coordination, and timely follow‑up.
• Review tender submissions and perform detailed side‑by‑side analyses of costs and scope against the project budget and comparable existing campus projects.
• Prepare concise summary reports of the tender analysis, highlighting key findings, commercial variances, risks, and recommendations for presentation to the project lead.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a minimum 12 years of experience in cost management especially global pre con s works, ideally from a consultancy background, on large scale construction projects ideally in data center projects and l ife s ciences project.
• Have the ability to have innovation and solution‑oriented approaches.
• A minimum of 4 years of past work experience required on Cost X (or Planswift / Cubicost / Candy / ZW CAD).
• Have experience and confidence to lead a team, build a team and develop trusted client relationships.
• Are chartered or are on the path to complete it. We can help.
• Are savvy in understanding the business model and pursuing market opportunities.
• Have a degree or comparable experience in a cost management or construction discipline.
• Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing.
• Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines.
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!