Cost Manager

Sccsinternational; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight in Chicago seeks a Senior Cost Manager to lead pre-contract tendering, analysis and reporting for data centre or mission critical projects. The role continues with change management post-award and cost control through valuations and cost reports. Mentoring junior staff and pursuing chartered status are expected aspects of the position.

The posted salary ranges from $108,000 to $145,000, with offer based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Senior cost management experience, ideally in consultancy.
• Degree or comparable experience in project management or construction.
• Chartered status or progress towards it expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead tendering from the first documents through analysis and reporting.
• Prepare estimates and cost plans for client developments.
• Budget control and cost planning.
• Raise change forms for discussion with the wider project team.
• After award, manage change through valuations and cost reports.
• Prepare final accounts and support settlement of disputes.
• Mentor and lead junior staff.

Skills

Senior cost management

Tendering

Cost planning

Budget control

Change management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Project Management or Construction

Job description

Linesight is recruiting in Chicago for a cost manager at senior level; the advert itself describes the post as Senior Cost Manager, and data centre or mission critical experience is preferred.

On the pre-contract side, the cost manager takes part in tendering from the first documents through to analysis and reporting, tests returned tenders for value for money and prepares estimates and cost plans for client developments. Budget control, cost planning and the raising of change forms for discussion with the wider project team form part of the experience sought.

After award the role runs the change management process, identifying, analysing, approving and implementing changes that affect cost, and keeps control of spend through valuations and cost reports, with variations explained to the team. The post holder helps to prepare and agree final accounts, including the handling of claims, and supports the settlement of construction disputes and loss and expense claims.

Mentoring and leading junior staff is part of the job. Applicants should have worked as a senior cost manager, ideally in consultancy, and hold a degree or comparable experience in project management or construction. Chartered status, or progress towards it, is expected, and the firm offers support to complete it.

The posting states a salary range of $108,000 to $145,000, with the figure offered depending on skills, education and experience.

How to apply

Applications are made to the employer directly. The link below opens the employer’s own posting, which is the only place this vacancy is published and the only place its terms are stated.

The details above are taken from the employer’s own posting, read on 27-10-2026. Where the posting does not state something, this page says so rather than estimating it. SCCSI is not the employer, is not a recruitment agency and takes no part in the selection.

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