Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to deliver outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our UK Infrastructure business is seeking personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Quantity Surveyors to support our continuing growth and contribute to impactful infrastructure projects.

As a Cost Manager, you will work on a variety of client and Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives, establishing professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders. You will administer contracts in line with project objectives and policies, provide accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting, and proactively manage cost variance and contract cash flow.

You will collaborate with client and contractor teams to manage project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering. Managing contract changes effectively to ensure projects remain within governance and best practice is key. You will drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, provide commercial support to stakeholders, negotiate and agree final accounts, and lead people and commissions as required.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance and values diversity and inclusion.

Experience
- Previous experience or strong understanding of contract management (NEC3, Option C preferred), cost management, change management and control, valuation, risk management, procurement, estimating, pricing, and reporting.
- Collaborative approach with a best-for-project attitude.
- People and commission management.
- Ability to identify and drive efficiencies and improvements throughout the project lifecycle.
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.

About you
- Personable, enthusiastic, and energetic.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships.
- Proactive and commercially aware.
- Committed to delivering high-quality outcomes and continuous improvement.

Qualifications
- Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
- Ideally hold or be working towards membership of an appropriate professional body or equivalent.