Senior Cost Manager

Senior Cost Manager (Transmission & Distribution) – AECOM Location: Manchester, United Kingdom. Company Description: At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, programme and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description: We’re looking for passionate Senior Cost Managers with Transmission and Distribution experience to join our teams across our North, Midlands and Scotland Region operating from 8 regional offices to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects, both nationally and locally. You will be joining a growing team of like‑minded people that has a passion for innovation and delivering cutting‑edge solutions. Lead the successful delivery of cost/commercial management services on multi-disciplinary Transmission, Distribution and Power Systems projects. Client‑side cost/commercial management, including stakeholder, risk, and contract management. Ensure projects and commissions are delivered to the satisfaction of the client for budget management. Support and manage the cost/commercial management team ensuring appropriate resources are provided on projects, meeting the client and business requirements. Actively manage contractors and subcontractors’ payments and final accounts in accordance with contract conditions. Develop strong relationships with clients and members of the cross‑functional team. Support business development opportunities with existing and new clients. Qualifications: Experience of working within a client organisation, either directly or through a co‑location/secondment arrangement. Highly competent in the use of NEC suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC). Experience of working as part of integrated, multi‑organisation, collaborative teams. Infrastructure and cost/commercial management experience, delivering complex projects. Excellent communication and organisational skills. Highly motivated with an excellent industry network. Relationship building skills – ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams and stakeholders as well as an ability to build and maintain networks of business contacts. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. A team player with a ‘can‑do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible. Experience of working with NGET business processes, supplier requirements, national development process 500. Experience of working on projects in Substations, Overhead Lines and Cables 33kV – 400kV with DNO or TO. Understanding of the UK Transmission and Distribution System along with associated plan and equipment. Professional Development: Engagement in continuous professional development, including pursuing qualifications such as those offered by the RICS and other recognised bodies. Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to effectively communicate and engage with various stakeholders, including internal teams, contractors and the public, to ensure project alignment and address concerns. Financial Acumen: Skills in budget management and financial oversight to ensure projects are delivered within budget. Leadership and Team Development: Capability to lead cost/commercial teams, fostering a collaborative environment and supporting team members’ professional growth. Adaptability and Problem‑Solving: Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and solve complex problems that may arise during project execution. Strategic Thinking: Understanding of the broader strategic goals of National Grid and how individual projects contribute to these objectives. Minimum of five years’ cost/commercial management experience. A relevant degree such as quantity surveying or relevant equivalent. Strong history in both contract (NEC3 and 4) and cost/commercial management. A member of a related professional body, preferably chartered. Additional Information: AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to programme 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 unrivalled 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 US$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. We are a Disability Confident Employer 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 the email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr