About the Role
As a Senior Cost Manager at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams, gaining vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset, and expand your perspective. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow, contributing to business strategy as the company evolves.
Responsibilities
- Actively participate in the tender/bid process from initial documentation through analysis and reporting.
- Manage the change management process, including identifying, analyzing, approving, and implementing changes affecting project cost.
- Analyze tenders/bids to ensure client value for money.
- Assist in the preparation and agreement of final accounts, including handling claims to ensure the client receives best value from works undertaken.
- Create estimates and cost plans for key client developments.
- Oversee project spend by creating valuations and cost reports, and clearly communicate variations to your team.
- Support nimble project management and clear decisions through excellent cost documentation and timely communication.
- Support the settlement of construction disputes/loss and expense claims with transparency.
- Foster top performance and growth for employees via excellent mentorship and leadership.
Requirements
- Experience as a senior cost manager, ideally from a consultancy background.
- Experience in pre-contract cost management, budget control, cost planning, and preparing/initiating change forms for discussion with stakeholders.
- Knowledgeable on alternative construction materials.
- An excellent communicator verbally and in writing.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage own priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to build strong relationships with team and clients through shared purpose, openness, and fun.
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree or comparable experience in a project management or construction discipline.
- Chartered or on the path to completing it.
About the Company
- Linesight is a successful global project and cost management consultancy known for its fresh thinking and focus on what matters.
- The company works in exciting, innovative sectors with prestigious companies, delivering major projects for a sustainable built environment.
- Linesight fosters an open culture and flat structure with genuine care, respect, and empathy.
Equal Opportunity
- Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices.
- The company is building a diverse and inclusive organization, accessible to all, based on a safe culture that enables all people to be their true selves.
- Individuals with disabilities will be provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and will be accommodated in the workplace.
