Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor - Wate...

Turner & Townsend; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic Cost Managers/Quantity Surveyors to join their dynamic team in the water/utilities sector. This role offers the chance to contribute to ambitious projects, ensuring effective cost management and contract administration while building relationships with clients and stakeholders. With a commitment to supporting the growth of UK infrastructure, you'll play a vital role in achieving the company's 2025 vision. Join a forward-thinking firm that values your input and promotes a healthy work-life balance, allowing you to thrive both professionally and personally.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost management and contract administration is essential.
• Degree qualified or equivalent in a relevant subject preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project costs, forecasting, and reporting to ensure budget adherence.
• Establish professional relationships with clients and manage contract changes.

Skills

Contract Management

Cost Management

Change Management

Valuation

Procurement

Reporting

Collaborative Approach

Commission Management

Efficiency Improvement

Construction Industry Knowledge

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Professional body membership

Job description

Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor - Water / Utilities

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

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

For 75 years we have been leading the delivery of major transformational programmes. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 118 offices worldwide.

Further to this success we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To achieve this, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

We are currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Cost Managers/ Quantity Surveyors, to join our team, supporting our continuing growth in the water / utilities sector and making the difference to both our business and to UK infrastructure.

You will be a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor within our UK Infrastructure business working on a variety of client and Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives.

Job Objectives:

• Contributing to our achievement of Turner & Townsend’s 2025 vision
• 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.

Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:

• Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
• Cost Management
• Change management and control
• Valuation
• Procurement
• Reporting
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• Commission management
• Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project lifecycle
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.

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.