Jobs in Manchester, United Kingdom

About the role

Are you a Cost/Commercial Management professional looking to work on projects that make a difference and enhance the world around us? If so, we are looking for Assistant Cost Managers and Cost Managers, with a history of delivering in the Water industry to join our Infrastructure Cost Management team At AECOM, we have secured positions on frameworks with several Water Companies, providing Cost/Commercial Management opportunities across our North, Midlands and Scotland Region operating from 8 regional offices. As an Assistant Cost Manager /Cost Manager, you will be expected to work with a Associate to successfully cost/commercially manage, coordinate and deliver -water projects. The role will cover the whole project lifecycle from initial inception, through the design, procurement process and onto the site delivery and commissioning phases. As an Assistant Cost Manager/ Cost Manager, you will be expected to work as part of a team to successfully manage and deliver capital investment projects. This role involves providing client-side cost/commercial management support during all stages of the project delivery lifecycle from option studies, option development, and construction tender support through to NEC contract administration and on-site delivery.

What you'll bring

• Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
• Infrastructure cost/commercial management experience
• Knowledge and understanding of NEC suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC)
• Experience of working as part of an integrated, multi-organisation, collaborative teams
• Good communication and organisational skills
• 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.
• Able to work under own initiative where appropriate working closely with the Senior Project Managers and Associates in the delivery of some of our projects.
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible
• Excellent IT Skills and the ability to utilize current digital tools.
• Excellent numeracy, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage relationships both internally and externally.
• Engenders a right first-time approach.