Cost Manager
| Posting date: | 23 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2026 |
| Location: | PL1 4SG |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10215 |
Summary
We're looking for a Cost Manager to join our KierBAM team based in Plymouth.
Location: Plymouth, Devonport Royal Dockyard - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
Eligibility criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.
Join our exciting redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth as a Cost Manager within our collaborative KierBAM Joint Venture partnership. In this rewarding role, you'll be responsible for managing and balancing project costs while ensuring quality standards and timelines are met. You'll work in a supportive environment where your expertise in financial analysis and contract management will truly make a difference.
What will you be responsible for?As a Cost Manager, you'll be working within the Commercial team, supporting them in delivering projects within budget constraints. Your day to day will include:
-Preparing accurate cost estimates and developing realistic budgets based on project scope
-Analysing financial data and creating clear reports for stakeholders
-Managing contracts, payments, variations, and resolving any claims
-Collaborating with the project team to identify and mitigate cost-related risks
-Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value for materials and services
What are we looking for?This role of Cost Manager is great for you if:
-You have strong knowledge of cost management principles and experience with budgeting software
-You possess excellent numerical and analytical skills with keen attention to detail
-You're confident with Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions and data analysis
-You have effective communication and negotiation skills
-You can balance multiple priorities while maintaining quality and accuracy
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place during/before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
Location: Plymouth, Devonport Royal Dockyard - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required.
Hours: 42.5 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
Eligibility criteria: Candidates must hold a passport from a NATO or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.
Join our exciting redevelopment project at a Royal Navy site in Plymouth as a Cost Manager within our collaborative KierBAM Joint Venture partnership. In this rewarding role, you'll be responsible for managing and balancing project costs while ensuring quality standards and timelines are met. You'll work in a supportive environment where your expertise in financial analysis and contract management will truly make a difference.
What will you be responsible for?As a Cost Manager, you'll be working within the Commercial team, supporting them in delivering projects within budget constraints. Your day to day will include:
-Preparing accurate cost estimates and developing realistic budgets based on project scope
-Analysing financial data and creating clear reports for stakeholders
-Managing contracts, payments, variations, and resolving any claims
-Collaborating with the project team to identify and mitigate cost-related risks
-Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value for materials and services
What are we looking for?This role of Cost Manager is great for you if:
-You have strong knowledge of cost management principles and experience with budgeting software
-You possess excellent numerical and analytical skills with keen attention to detail
-You're confident with Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions and data analysis
-You have effective communication and negotiation skills
-You can balance multiple priorities while maintaining quality and accuracy
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place during/before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office's United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre-requisite criteria including residency history. (Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us - to read more about our programme to support people with convictions into employment, visit www.kier.co.uk/careers/making-ground. This role will also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.