NEC Cost Manager

Turner Townsend; Hartford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage infrastructure projects in a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in project management, especially with NEC contracts, alongside strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include leading teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring project success. A degree and NEC accreditation are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in infrastructure project management.
• Experience administering NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Degree or HND qualification in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Manage infrastructure projects to meet client objectives.
• Lead and mentor project teams.
• Develop and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Ensure effective project controls and financial management.

Skills

Infrastructure project management

NEC3 and NEC4 contract administration

Leadership

Interpersonal and stakeholder management

Problem solving

Financial management

Commercial forecasting and budgeting

Planning and organizational skills

Creative mindset

Education

Degree or HND in management, construction or infrastructure

NEC3 or NEC4 accreditation

Professional affiliation with APM, RICS, ICE, etc.

Job description

Due to significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, we are looking for Senior Project Manager / Project Manager or Senior Cost Manager / Cost Manager who are NEC3 and NEC4 accredited Project Managers to support our clients to deliver a wide range of high-profile projects across infrastructure. As a member of our growing team you will help deliver diverse, highly complex projects and programmes and mentor the next generation of Project Managers. Most of our roles support a hybrid working pattern.

Key Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Significant experience of infrastructure project management and/or programme management across the project lifecycle, including: project management principles; delivering to client objectives; contract management; leadership and teamwork; financial management and project controls; health, safety, quality and environmental management
• Significant experience of administering NEC3 and NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contracts where you are currently engaged in a named ECC Project Manager role, or have concluded a representative role in the last 12 months
• Excellent leadership skills, capable of developing teams and leading others in challenging environments or through ambiguities
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with a diverse range of personalities across clients and partner organisations and able to build long-term trusted advisor relationships with our clients
• Strong problem solving, analytical and numerical skills with an ability to quickly understand complex problems and shape these into workable solutions for delivery
• Drive and commitment to achieving solutions, including the ability to work under pressure and motivate others
• Strong commercial, forecasting and budgeting experience
• Planning, communication and organisational skills, including the ability to manage several work streams simultaneously and communicate effectively with senior client representatives
• Creative, curious and growth mindset
• NEC3 or NEC4 Accredited Project Manager is essential
• Degree or HND qualification in a management, construction or infrastructure related subject, or equivalent experience
• Professional affiliation, qualification or near qualified status with the APM, RICS, ICE, or similar professional institution

Beneficial Experience

• Experience of procurement and managing NEC contracts
• Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on infrastructure projects
• Experience of consultancy or client-side project management
• Familiarity with public sector organisations, non-departmental or arm's length bodies relevant to infrastructure

About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries, specialising in programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.