Senior Cost Manager

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Location:

Midlands with travel opportunities

Join the Future of Infrastructure with Turner & Townsend. Are you ready to elevate your career by working on high‑impact infrastructure projects that shape the world around us?

At Turner & Townsend, we’re seeking ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyors / Senior Cost Managers to join our thriving Midlands team. This is your opportunity to play a key role in delivering some of the UK’s most significant and forward‑thinking infrastructure programmes across airports, utilities, transport, and more.

• Be Part of Something Big – Work on UK wide, high‑profile projects that challenge the norm and redefine what’s possible in infrastructure.
• Be Recognised – Your contributions won’t go unnoticed, and we celebrate input, initiative, and achievement.
• Variety & Flexibility – Whether embedded with clients or supporting multiple programmes, no two days are the same.
• Career Development – Access world‑class training and mentoring to support your journey toward chartership and beyond.
• Innovate & Lead – Use cutting‑edge cost management tools and shape best practices across the sector.
• Accelerate Your Progression – Join a high‑performing team where you can stretch yourself, unlock your potential, and truly thrive.

• Manage commercial contracts, procurement, and negotiations in an NEC environment.
• Lead post‑contract commercial activities, including payment approvals, cost assessments, and contract changes.
• Support contractors in keeping everything transparent and data‑driven.
• Identify cost‑saving strategies and optimise contract performance.
• Support key decision‑making with data‑driven cost management insights.
• Be an integral part of a team accountable for the commercial and contractual performance of a project.
• Deliver value for money across all circumstances.
• Carry out assigned duties efficiently and following processes and procedures.
• Comply with established commercial, procurement, and contractual strategies.
• Take personal responsibility for compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.
• Operate processes for selection, appointment, and management of construction and engineering contractors.
• Provide advice on procurement strategy, assemble and seek agreement to long and short tender lists, prepare and issue tender documents, run a competitive tender process, manage queries, and contribute to tender evaluations.
• Scrutinise and verify applications for interim payments.
• Prepare certificates.
• Manage change control in accordance with contracts.
• Produce cost reports and cost forecasting.
• Assist Project Managers in preparing Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events.
• Attend progress meetings.
• Promote commercial awareness throughout the project.
• Support formal dispute resolution process and contract close‑out strategy as required.

• Proven expertise in quantity surveying, procurement, and/or estimating, ideally on large‑scale infrastructure projects.
• Degree‑qualified, with chartered status (MRICS) or actively working towards it.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and infrastructure cost management.
• A collaborative, proactive approach – we value clear communicators and adaptable thinkers.
• Ability to balance site travel with flexible, balanced working.
• Drive to contribute, lead, and grow within a global consultancy.

Ready to Build Something That Lasts? If you’re looking to join a global consultancy where you can grow your career, contribute to legacy projects, and work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and let’s shape the future of infrastructure together.

Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services