Defence Quantity Surveyor Director & Project Lead

Turner-; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director/Project Director - Quantity Surveyor for Defence. The role focuses on end-to-end cost management, procurement, and client liaison on major defence projects, with hybrid working and a strong emphasis on responsibility and leadership.

The candidate will oversee cost planning, value engineering, reporting, and team leadership while developing new business with existing and new clients in a Defence context.

Qualifications

• Experience in defence or related infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Chartered status or degree-level education preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cost models and estimates.

Responsibilities

• Act as Commission Manager delivering end-to-end cost management on large/complex commissions.
• Interface with client to ensure delivery of value-added cost management.
• Manage estimating, cost planning, procurement, and post-contract cost variances.
• Produce monthly post-contract cost reports and present to client.
• Lead cost management team and develop new business opportunities.
• Improve cost management procedures, templates and products.

Skills

Cost management

Value engineering

Client interface

MS Excel

Cost reporting

Education

Estimating/Quantity Surveying/Cost Engineering qualification

Tools

Estimating software

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director/Project Director - Quantity Surveyor for Defence. The role focuses on end-to-end cost management, procurement, and client liaison on major defence projects, with hybrid working and a strong emphasis on responsibility and leadership.

The candidate will oversee cost planning, value engineering, reporting, and team leadership while developing new business with existing and new clients in a Defence context.