Senior Cost Manager
The opportunity
As a Senior 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. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.
At Linesight, we’re proud to be shaping the future of life sciences through the delivery of world-class construction projects that enable innovation in healthcare and biotechnology. Indiana is experiencing unprecedented investment, positioning itself as a national leader in pharma, tech, and advanced manufacturing. This growth brings exceptional career opportunities, so if you’re looking to make a meaningful impact on the world, and in your own career, join us.
Why live in Indianapolis? Indianapolis, known as ‘Indy’ to locals, is a city known for its affordability, vibrant culture, and expanding life sciences ecosystem. With low income tax, and a single state sales tax of 7%, affordable housing and transportation, Indy is an attractive prospect to many. The city continues to attract talent and business expansions thanks to its central location, with many national and international transport hubs and probusiness environment. It’s more than just a great place to work. Indianapolis offers excellent schools, a friendly and welcoming community, and a high quality of life that makes it an ideal place to live and grow. The project hub in Lebanon is only a 40min drive on the highway direct from Indianapolis, making for an easy commute.
At Linesight, you’ll be part of a collaborative, people-first culture where teamwork drives success and every voice is valued. Together, we’re building the infrastructure that powers discovery and improves lives.
In this role you will:
- Actively participate in the tender/bid process--from initial tender/bid documentation through analysis and reporting
- Manage the change management process - identifying, analyzing, approving, and implementing changes that affect the project cost
- Analyse tenders/bids to ensure client value for money
- Assist in the preparation and agreement of final accounts, including the handling of any claims to ensure the client gets best value from works undertaken
- Create estimates and cost plans for key client developments
- Oversee project spend by creating valuations and cost reports, and clearly communicate variations to your team
- Support nimble project management and clear decisions through excellent cost documentation and timely communication
- Support the settlement of construction disputes/loss and expense claims with transparency
- Foster top performance and growth for your employees via excellent mentorship and leadership
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have experience as a senior cost manager, ideally from a pharmaceuticals background
- Have experience in pre-contract cost management while being experienced in budget control, cost planning, preparing and initiating change forms for discussion with other project stakeholders while being knowledgeable on alternative construction materials
- Can be on site full time in Lebanon, Indiana
- Are chartered or are on the path to complete it. We can help
- Have a degree or comparable experience in a project management or construction discipline
- 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
