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Senior Cost Manager - Construction

Glasgow, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

End-to-end commission management for construction projects (£10m–£50m), delivering cost management services to clients.

Role type

Senior IC cost manager (construction)

Builds

Cost plans, tender reports, contractual documents, monthly cost reports, and carbon footprint reports for construction projects.

Domain

Construction / Cost Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Cost planning, tendering and procurement, contract administration, change control, cost checking and valuation, value engineering, final account negotiation, client interfacing, team leadership, bid management, process improvement

Preferred skills

Chartered Status, experience with The Hive, CostX, Market Rates App, eTender Platform, Cost Control App, Embodied Carbon Calculator, D365

Technologies

The Hive, CostX, Market Rates App, eTender Platform, Cost Control App, D365, Embodied Carbon Calculator

Responsibilities

Coach junior staff and allocate roles; advise clients on feasibility and procurement; manage estimating and cost planning; conduct tendering and procurement; act as contract administrator; produce monthly cost reports; input into value engineering; negotiate final accounts; lead cost management teams; manage internal fees and job costing.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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