Cost Manager & QS for Energy & Natural Resources

Sccsinternational; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the UK is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support NEC contracts across energy and natural resources projects. You will work with clients and delivery teams to manage costs, change, and value engineering while upholding governance and reporting standards.

This role welcomes collaborative professionals who can forecast budgets, monitor cash flow, prepare final accounts, and lead commissions as required.

Qualifications

• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
• Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
• Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
• Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
• Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
• Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice
• Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets
• Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
• Leading people and commissions as needed

Skills

Contract management

Cost management

Change management

Valuation

Procurement

Reporting

Commission management

Efficiency improvements

Value engineering

Education

Degree qualification

Professional body membership

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the UK is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support NEC contracts across energy and natural resources projects. You will work with clients and delivery teams to manage costs, change, and value engineering while upholding governance and reporting standards.

This role welcomes collaborative professionals who can forecast budgets, monitor cash flow, prepare final accounts, and lead commissions as required.