Cost Manager - UK Infrastructure: Drive Value & Delivery

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the UK Infrastructure practice is seeking Cost Managers/Cost Consultants to support major client projects and initiatives.

You will lead cost management activities, contracts administration, forecasting, and reporting, working with clients and project teams to deliver on budget and KPIs.

The role emphasizes collaboration, governance, and value engineering, with opportunities to develop people leadership within a global advisory firm.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication
• Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
• Cost Management
• Change management and control
• Valuation
• Risk Management
• Procurement
• Estimating
• Pricing
• Reporting
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• Sharing best practice
• People management
• 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.

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

Risk Management

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

Collaboration

People Management

Commission Management

Efficiencies & Improvements

Construction Knowledge

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Professional body membership

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the UK Infrastructure practice is seeking Cost Managers/Cost Consultants to support major client projects and initiatives.

You will lead cost management activities, contracts administration, forecasting, and reporting, working with clients and project teams to deliver on budget and KPIs.

The role emphasizes collaboration, governance, and value engineering, with opportunities to develop people leadership within a global advisory firm.