Cost & Commercial Lead – Energy & Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend are recruiting for Professionals within our Natural Resources team to support our expanding New Energy & Natural Resources segment. You will work on iconic commissions for key clients, delivering opportunities for career development and applying rigorous performance, cost control and value engineering.

We seek candidates with experience in contracts administration, forecasting, reporting, and governance, who can collaborate with client and contractor teams and help improve

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC level qualification.
• NEC3/4 or FIDIC experience.
• Cost/commercial management experience on Energy or Infrastructure projects.
• Experience of working on major programmes or project portfolios.
• Professional Chartership (preferable).

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of performance and quality, applying strong analytical and problem‑solving skills while delivering reliable, client‑focused outputs.
• Plan and execute work effectively, identifying opportunities to add value and knowing when to act independently or escape for support.
• Collaborate positively with colleagues and clients, contributing to team discussions, building strong working relationships and maintaining a professional, respectful approach.
• Communicate clearly and constructively, supporting productive ways of working and addressing challenges professionally.
• Administer and manage contracts confidently, ensuring accurate cost monitoring, forecasting, reporting, change management, and control of variances and cashflow.
• Work closely with client and contractor teams to deliver on KPIs, programme performance, cost control and value engineering, ensuring projects remain within governance and best practice.
• Provide sound commercial leadership, driving improvements in forecast accuracy, offering clear commercial advice, and ensuring the timely agreement of final accounts.
• Contribute to internal excellence, including capturing lessons learned, supporting knowledge management and recommending improvements to internal systems and processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Contract administration

Cost monitoring

Forecasting

Change management

Education

Degree or HNC level qualification

Job description

Turner & Townsend are recruiting for Professionals within our Natural Resources team to support our expanding New Energy & Natural Resources segment. You will work on iconic commissions for key clients, delivering opportunities for career development and applying rigorous performance, cost control and value engineering.

We seek candidates with experience in contracts administration, forecasting, reporting, and governance, who can collaborate with client and contractor teams and help improve