Cooper Moss Rutland - Cost Mangement and Change Lead

• We are currently seeking an experienced Head of Cost to join our dynamic award winning team. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and oversight of cost management across a major infrastructure programme, strengthening cost governance, controls, forecasting and reporting while ensuring effective integration between Project Controls, Commercial and Delivery functions. • Our Ambition (What we want to achieve): Re-imagine project controls through a digital lens, being the obvious choice for clients and the place to grow together with intention. • Our Ambition (What we want to achieve): • At CMR you will have the opportunity to professionally develop like nowhere you have worked before. • If you demonstrate the capability, our merit-based system will enable you to develop fast. • We use our in-house capability matrix to transparently track your progression and highlight development areas. • Join our small, dynamic team where every member has the chance to make a significant impact, shaping the future direction of our company and making a real difference. • We believe in rewarding our team for their achievements, celebrating our successes but equally helping each other when things are tough. • 🔹 You'll • Lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive cost management framework across the programme. • Provide strategic leadership and oversight of cost management activity across the Delivery Programme • Develop and implement cost management strategies, plans, processes and procedures • Coordinate inputs from cost, schedule, risk, change and commercial functions to ensure effective integration across baselines, contracts and the wider programme • 🔹 We’re looking for: • Essential • Proven experience operating as a Head of Cost, Cost Director or senior cost management leader within complex infrastructure or major project environments • Strong experience in cost management, including defining, implementing and governing cost control processes within a programme or PMO environment • Demonstrable experience overseeing cost control, estimating, forecasting, reporting and performance at programme level • Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to align cost management activities to contractual and commercial outcomes • Experience integrating cost management with wider Project Controls functions, including planning, risk and change • Ability to provide clear insight and reporting on cost performance to senior stakeholders and leadership teams • Experience operating in an oversight or assurance role, ensuring consistency, governance and best practice across a programme • Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills, with the ability to influence, challenge and communicate effectively across Project Controls, Commercial and Delivery teams • 🔹 At CMR we have a strong culture driven by our 9 Core Principles. We look to build a community of people that share our values and ambitions. We’re proud that 96% of our team say CMR is a “Great Place to Work” a reflection of our supportive culture, focus on people, and drive to do things differently. • 🔹 At CMR we have a strong culture driven by our 9 Core Principles. • 👉 Learn more here: https://cmr.london/who-we-are/ • 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) • Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician) • Pension: employers' contribution of 4% • Company and personal performance-based bonus • Long Service Leave • Training and professional development • Regular social events • Perkbox – employee experience platform • ➡️ Next Steps • To apply to our vacancy please submit a copy of your CV for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!