Cost Manager MEP
The opportunity
As a MEP Cost Manager at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.
In this role you will:
- Analyse tenders/bids with a particular focus on MEP packages to ensure client value for money.
- Support the settlement of construction disputes and loss/expense claims related to mechanical, electrical, and process installations with transparency.
- Foster top performance and growth for your employees through strong mentorship and leadership, particularly within MEP cost management.
- Oversee project spend by managing supply chain valuations through EVM process and driving cost reports to provide our client with transparency at earliest possible stage.
- Assist in the preparation and agreement of final accounts, including the handling of MEP-specific claims to ensure the client gets the best value from works undertaken.
- Develop estimates and cost plans for key client developments, with an emphasis on MEP elements.
- Provide cost documentation and timely communication to support agile project management and clear decision-making, particularly on MEP-related matters.
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have experience as a MEP cost manager in large scale and complex Data Centres, Oil & Gas, Pharma, or heavy industrial projects.
- Have a technical understanding of mechanical, electrical, or process (MEP) systems and installations.
- Experience of EVM (Earned Value Management) would be advantageous.
- Have a degree or comparable experience in Quantity Surveying, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a similar field.
- Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing.
- Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines.
- Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun.
All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.
At Linesight, we believe that our success is tied to the success of our employees, and we are committed to creating a workplace that is fair, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. We understand that creating an environment where all employees have an equal opportunity to thrive requires a concerted effort across every stage of their time with us, from hiring and onboarding to promotion, career growth, and development.
As part of this commitment, we have implemented a range of policies and initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). This starts with our attraction pipeline and accessible job descriptions, designed to attract a broad range of candidates, and continuing throughout the employee life cycle with DE&I checks built in at every stage. Fairness, consistency, and transparency are the core principles for all our hiring, salary increase, and promotion decisions with built-in gender pay gap checks. Employee and family-friendly policies also enhance inclusion and equity in our teams.
About Cost Management
Our teams of cost managers deliver cost predictability, a high level of assurance and value for money on prestigious, cutting-edge projects around the globe for world-leading clients. Be a part of our collaborative, close-knit teams, who share comprehensive knowledge of international, regional and local construction costs and benchmarks. We champion both mentoring and reverse mentoring across all levels and roles, so you can benefit from the deep expertise and development supports within our organisation, regardless of your experience or seniority.
Life at Linesight
