Cost Manager

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At AECOM we are currently recruiting for a Cost Manager to join our Dublin office.

The Cost Manager reports to the Cost Management Lead and supports all aspects of project budgeting procurement and cost control. The role is responsible for developing and implementing robust cost management processes overseeing procurement activities and ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards and organisational policies.

Working collaboratively with project teams the Cost Manager contributes to cohesive planning and efficient project execution while driving continuous improvement across the cost management function. This role is essential in ensuring the responsible use of funds and maintaining transparency and accountability in all financial processes.

Key accountabilities

• Develop and implement effective costcontrol processes to monitor manage and forecast project budgets and expenditure.
• Prepare review and maintain project budgets ensuring alignment with project objectives and financial constraints.
• Lead the full procurement lifecycle including prequalification tendering evaluation supplier selection and contract preparation.
• Oversee the preparation and assessment of tender documentation ensuring accuracy completeness and compliance with project requirements.
• Produce detailed cost reports and present insights to senior management providing recommendations to enhance financial efficiency and optimise costs.
• Work collaboratively with functional leadsincluding Cost Estimating Scheduling Scope and Benefits and Systems Implementationto support integrated planning and delivery.
• Partner with project managers and stakeholders to define cost objectives and monitor performance against established targets.
• Identify and assess costrelated risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimise financial exposure.
• Conduct detailed cost analyses and provide recommendations to support valueformoney outcomes and costsaving initiatives.
• Prepare and present cost reports including variance analyses and cost projections to support informed decisionmaking.
• Proactively monitor and manage cost variances and contract cash flow ensuring accurate and timely submission of applications. Ensure all costmanagement activities comply with relevant regulations standards and industry best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement within the costmanagement function by promoting bestpractice methodologies and innovative approaches.
• Coach and support junior team members delegating responsibilities to ensure effective delivery of costmanagement activities.
• Undertake additional duties as required to support the role and ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

We are seeking a highly experienced professional with a strong background in our primary infrastructure markets.

As the successful candidate you will bring the following qualifications and experience:

• A Level 8 degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
• Proven experience in delivering cost management for projects or projects of comparable complexity and scale.
• Extensive experience supporting costmanagement activities within major project environments enabling the achievement of programme goals and objectives.
• Significant expertise in conceptual project budgeting construction risk identification scheduling project planning design and cost estimating across multiple project stages.
• Strong experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders at all organisational levels influencing process improvements and providing guidance to support effective project delivery and reporting.

Additional Information :

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For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time