Hybrid Cost Manager for Energy & Infra Projects

Turner & Townsend; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Cost Manager to lead cost management on energy, power and infrastructure projects. You will work with high-profile clients, develop consultancy skills and broaden sector exposure, with a flexible hybrid working arrangement and part-time consideration.

The role focuses on setting up cost management processes, monitoring budgets, and delivering accurate forecasts while ensuring governance and value engineering across major programmes.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified in a relevant subject.
• Ideally hold or be working toward appropriate professional body membership.
• Contract management experience with NEC3/NEC4 preferred.
• Experience on major programmes and projects.
• Experience on infrastructure or energy projects (nuclear, oil & gas, wind or carbon capture).

Responsibilities

• Set up and deliver major project cost management programmes.
• Provide cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion within budget.
• Proactively monitor cost variance and contract cash flow and ensure timely applications.
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams to deliver KPIs, programme performance and value engineering.
• Drive improvements in forecast accuracy and budget governance.

Skills

Contract management

Major programmes & projects

Infrastructure & energy projects

Cost management

Education

Degree qualified (or equivalent)

Professional body membership (toward)

Job description

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Cost Manager to lead cost management on energy, power and infrastructure projects. You will work with high-profile clients, develop consultancy skills and broaden sector exposure, with a flexible hybrid working arrangement and part-time consideration.

The role focuses on setting up cost management processes, monitoring budgets, and delivering accurate forecasts while ensuring governance and value engineering across major programmes.