Associate Director - Cost Management

TN United Kingdom; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking consultancy is seeking an Associate Director in Cost Management to lead prestigious infrastructure projects. This role involves managing complex commissions, ensuring effective client communication, and leading a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cost management, particularly within the rail sector, and will be comfortable navigating challenging conversations. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will drive successful outcomes for clients and contribute to innovative projects. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a collaborative and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading teams and managing cost on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of NEC3 contracts and post contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end service delivery for large infrastructure projects.
• Conduct feasibility studies and manage procurement processes effectively.
• Lead and develop new business opportunities with clients.

Skills

Cost Management

Value Management

Client Management

Team Leadership

Procurement Process

Education

MRICS

Experience in Rail Projects

Post Contract Administration

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Client:

Turner & Townsend

Location:

Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the Infrastructure sector, we are looking to recruit an Associate Director level, Senior Cost Manager / Commercial Managerto undertake a lead roleon one of our prestigious infrastructure-based projects.

As an experienced individual you will come with a wealth of experience in cost management ready to apply your existing knowledge in a new and dynamic environment. We are looking for a candidate comfortable in having challenging conversations with a consultative approach that can bring the best out of their team and client.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

• The Associate Director performs the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions.
• To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added cost management service.

Commission Management, to include:

• Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate involving Turner & Townsend’s specialist Value Management team
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan
• Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Value engineering and life cycle costing
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.
• Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
• Working with Directors to construct bids for new work
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients
• Staff management (where appropriate) – Inputting into the formal management of Senior Cost Managers and Assistant Cost Managers or small cost management team, to include 2ndround recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals
• Knowledge management

Qualifications

• Experience of working on major Rail projects
• Preferably MRICS
• NEC3 contracts (in particular Option C – Target Cost)
• Post contract administration
• Experience of working on Major Programmes and Projects
• Experience of working in the Infrastructure (Rail, air, power, highways)
• Experience in leading and managing teams

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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.

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