Cost Managers- Transport & Utilities- Cardiff

Turner & Townsend; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a Senior Cost Manager in Cardiff to join their team focused on UK infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will manage cost monitoring, reporting, and administer contracts effectively. Required skills include strong communication, contract management, and a degree in a relevant field. This full-time position offers opportunities to significantly impact the business and public infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Establish relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Administer various contracts as per project needs.
• Monitor project costs and provide reporting.
• Manage cost variance and contract cash flow.
• Collaborate with teams to meet project deliverables.
• Handle contract changes effectively.
• Drive accuracy in forecasts and budgets.
• Provide commercial knowledge to stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent communication

Contract Management (NEC3, Option A, C & E preferred)

Cost Management

Change management and control

Valuation

Risk Management

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude

People management

Identifying and driving efficiencies

Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters

Education

Degree qualified in a relevant subject

Membership in a professional body

Job description

Cost Managers – Transport & Utilities – Cardiff

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Cost Managers / Senior Quantity Surveyors, to join our contract and cost management team to support our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and to UK infrastructure.

You will be a Senior Cost Manager within our UK Infrastructure business working with a variety of clients in the transportation and utilities space on Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives.

Key Objectives

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

Qualifications

• Excellent communication
• Contract Management (NEC3, Option A, C & E 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 life‑cycle
• 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.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. To be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Consulting

Industries

Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services