Senior Cost Manager / Senior Associate - Utilities

Senior Cost Manager / Senior Associate – Utilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Cost Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor or Senior Associate to join a growing commercial consultancy delivering major utilities and energy infrastructure programmes across the UK.

Working within a specialist cost management team, you will support high-profile regulated and non-regulated projects across power, water, wastewater, telecoms, gas, district energy, renewables and emerging energy infrastructure. This client-facing role offers the opportunity to shape commercial strategy, lead project delivery and build strong relationships across complex programmes.

You'll join a collaborative, forward-thinking business offering excellent career progression, flexible hybrid working and ongoing professional development.

Key Responsibilities

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• Lead commercial delivery across utilities and energy infrastructure projects.
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• Provide pre- and post-contract quantity surveying services.
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• Develop cost plans, forecasts, commercial reports and risk registers.
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• Manage procurement, tender evaluation, contract administration and change control.
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• Advise on cost modelling, benchmarking, value engineering and commercial strategy.
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• Build strong relationships with clients, contractors and project teams.
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• Promote commercial governance, compliance and best practice.
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• Support business development, bids and continuous improvement initiatives.
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• Mentor junior team members and contribute to successful project delivery.
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Qualifications & Experience

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• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
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• Chartered or working towards MRICS, MCIOB, MCInstCES or equivalent.
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• Significant experience delivering commercial services on major utilities, infrastructure or engineering projects.
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• Strong knowledge of cost planning, procurement, contract administration and commercial management.
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• Experience with standard forms of contract including NEC3/NEC4, JCT and FIDIC.
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• Utilities experience across electricity, water, wastewater, gas, telecoms or renewables is highly desirable.
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• Knowledge of UK transmission and distribution networks (DNOs, IDNOs, ICPs) would be advantageous.
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• Strong stakeholder management, commercial reporting and risk management skills.
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About You

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• Confident communicator with excellent client-facing skills.
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• Commercially aware, proactive and solutions focused.
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• Collaborative team player with leadership capability.
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• Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on project delivery.
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What's on Offer

Join a Sunday Times Top 100 employer offering a flexible, supportive working environment, exciting UK projects and genuine career development opportunities.

Benefits include:

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• Competitive salary
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• 28 days' holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to buy up to 5 extra days)
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• Company pension
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• Private health insurance
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• Life assurance
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• Dental cover
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• Cycle to Work scheme
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• Health screening
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• Employee Assistance Programme
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• Professional membership fees paid
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• Share purchase scheme and additional flexible benefits
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Despite our best efforts it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive on each vacancy

Only candidates who are short listed will be contacted for this particular role and if you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume that you have not be successful. However, we will keep your details on our database, and will contact you when other suitable positions come in.