Lead Cost Manager

What you will do:

• Lead project cost planning, tendering and financial governance, ensuring robust cost control and successful board approvals.
• Manage project budgets, valuations, variations and final accounts to deliver projects on or below budget while driving continuous cost savings.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies, supporting tender evaluations, contractor appointments and commercial negotiations.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, contractual and supply chain risks, ensuring compliance and successful project delivery.

• Drive value engineering, cost benchmarking and data analysis, while building strong relationships with internal teams, consultants and contractors to optimise project outcomes.

  Who You Will Be:

• MRICS, Degree qualified, or equivalent in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• An experienced commercial professional with a strong track record of managing cost planning, tendering and value engineering across retail and construction projects.
• Highly knowledgeable in construction methodologies, project delivery, procurement and the wider built environment.
• Commercially astute, with the ability to develop business cases, interpret financial appraisals and NPV data, and make value-driven recommendations.
• A confident communicator with strong risk management expertise and the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.

What’s in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever‑evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value and service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

• 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third‑party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry‑leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues, including our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist for you and your family.

• A charity volunteer day to support a cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

  
  

  Everyone’s welcome

• We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.
• We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.
• If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.