Senior Cost Manager | Waltham Abbey | Major Energy Infrastructure Programme
Location: Waltham Abbey / Waltham Cross area
Working pattern: Hybrid
Salary: £70,000 – £75,000 basic + car / car allowance + package
Sector: Power, energy, utilities and major infrastructure
The Resolute Group has been retained to secure a Senior Cost Manager for a leading client-side construction and infrastructure consultancy supporting nationally significant power and energy infrastructure programmes.
The Opportunity
This is a long-term opportunity to work on major electricity transmission and grid reinforcement schemes linked to the UK’s wider energy transition.
The programme involves high-value infrastructure packages across transmission upgrades, substations, overhead lines, underground cabling, enabling works and wider civil engineering delivery.
The role would suit a commercially strong Senior Cost Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor (Senior QS) who wants to move into a more client-side, programme-led environment while remaining close to major infrastructure delivery.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will support the commercial and cost management of major infrastructure packages, working closely with client teams, contractors, consultants and programme stakeholders.
Typical responsibilities will include:
- Cost reporting, forecasting and budget management
- Change control and compensation event support
- New Engineering Contract (NEC) contract administration (Option E)
- Risk, value and cost governance across live infrastructure packages
- Reviewing contractor submissions, valuations and commercial reports
- Supporting programme-level commercial assurance and reporting
- Working with senior stakeholders across client, consultancy and contractor teams
- Helping maintain commercial control across a long-term regulated infrastructure programme
The Projects
The work is connected to major UK electricity transmission and energy infrastructure delivery, supporting the expansion and reinforcement of the power network.
This includes infrastructure required to improve grid capacity, strengthen system resilience and support the connection of new generation, including renewable energy.
The programme environment is high-value, highly governed and long-term, with work aligned to nationally significant infrastructure across England and Wales.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone with:
- Quantity Surveying (QS), cost management or commercial management experience
- Strong New Engineering Contract (NEC) exposure, ideally NEC3 or NEC4
- Infrastructure, utilities, rail, highways, aviation, water, energy, power, or heavy civils experience
- Strong cost reporting, forecasting and change control experience
- Ability to work in a client-facing or programme-side environment
- Good stakeholder management and commercial governance capability
- Experience working with contractors, consultants or client organisations on major projects
- Power or National Grid experience is useful, but not essential.
- Strong transferable commercial experience from infrastructure is the key requirement.
Why Apply?
This is not a short-term project role. It offers exposure to a long-cycle infrastructure programme with national importance, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to work close to senior client and delivery teams while supporting one of the UK’s most important energy investment programmes.
It would suit someone who wants major project exposure, stronger client-side visibility and a broader commercial role than a purely site-based contractor position.
Interested?
Please note: Candidates must be living and working in the UK to be considered for this position.
Unfortunately, this opportunity is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
To apply, please submit your application through this advert or contact Phil Crew via LinkedIn. Alternatively, you can contact The Resolute Group directly on 01332 653 911 after you have submitted your CV.
All correspondence will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.
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