Associate Cost Manager | Healthcare Portfolio | Hybrid Working

Job description

Associate Cost Manager | Healthcare Portfolio | Hybrid Working
Are you looking to work on projects that genuinely make a difference — hospitals, laboratories, and specialist facilities that support communities and critical services?
 
Join a collaborative, client-focused team where you’ll deliver complex schemes, influence commercial success, and help shape the next generation of talent as you progress your own leadership journey.
 
The Role
As part of the Cost & Commercial Management team, you’ll provide cost management services across a portfolio of healthcare and complex building projects, working alongside experienced consultants and senior stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
You’ll lead the delivery of medium to large schemes (or key components of major programmes), taking ownership from early feasibility through to completion, ensuring financial control, managing risk, and providing trusted commercial advice to clients.
 
Key Responsibilities
Project & Cost Management
• Deliver cost management services across medium to large hospital and healthcare developments
• Manage multiple projects or significant workstreams within larger programmes
• Prepare cost plans, estimates, budgets, forecasts, and financial reports
• Track costs, manage variances, and maintain strong financial controls
• Ensure scope, timelines, and budgets are achieved in line with agreed controls
• Analyse project data to inform decision-making and improve commercial performance
 
Essential Skills & Experience
• Experience in cost or commercial management within construction or consultancy
• Healthcare experience desirable, but complex or technical building experience also transferable
• Experience delivering projects from inception to completion
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting capability
• Experience managing client and stakeholder relationships at middle-management level
• Experience mentoring or developing junior colleagues
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
 
What’s on Offer
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Exposure to major healthcare, laboratory, and specialist projects
• Supportive, team-oriented culture
• Clear progression and leadership development opportunities

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-03-2026

Profession type

Technical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English