Cost Manager

Clancy

  • Lenham, Kent
  • £45,000-50,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
We do what we say
That’s why we need people like you to help us deliver on our promises. People who enjoy getting things done with a focus on cost controls and profitability.We’re looking for a Cost Manager to join our team and play a key role in helping us manage resources effectively and deliver value across our projects. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your commercial expertise to a business that’s growing and making a real difference in the UK’s infrastructure.The Role:As a Cost Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our commercial and operational teams, ensuring we manage our resources smartly and make the best use of our budgets. You’ll provide oversight, analysis, and guidance to keep costs under control while supporting business improvement.Here are some of the activities you will be involved with...
  • Continuous monitoring of actual costs to ensure accuracy and control.
  • Managing workbooks for each cost component and maintaining the master list of Labour, Plant, Cars, IT assets and Traffic Management.
  • Controlling production costs and ensuring they’re correctly assigned.
  • Reviewing and responding to cost queries with detailed feedback.
  • Overseeing recharges including FPN/S74 and Lane Rental.
  • Challenging internal costs, including analysing wasteful spend and implementing actions for plant maintenance and repairs.
  • Supporting Commercial Teams during annual leave and at year-end closure.
  • Managing subcontract contracts and requisitions.
  • Carrying out cost trend analysis to provide insight and support decision-making.
We’d love to hear from you if…You’re experienced in cost management within construction, utilities, or a similar industry. You’ll be confident working with complex cost data, able to spot trends, and skilled at providing clear and detailed insights. Strong attention to detail, commercial awareness, and excellent communication skills are key to this role.Our CompanyEvery day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.What NextYou apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!BenefitsIn addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.

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