Senior Cost Manager MEP

Overview

As a SeniorMEP 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.

The Opportunity

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.
• 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.
• Actively participate in the tender/bid process—from initial tender/bid documentation through analysis and reporting—with a focus on mechanical, electrical, and process installations.
• Oversee project spend by creating valuations and cost reports, ensuring clear communication of variations within MEP scope.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Are an experienced MEP cost manager who worked in large scale and complex construction projects, ideally from a consultancy background and in Data Centres, Oil & Gas, Pharma, or heavy industrial projects.
• Have a technical understanding of mechanical, electrical, or process (MEP) systems and installations.
• 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.
• Enjoy a dynamic environment where you can manage your own priorities and deadlines.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!