Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager - Avi...

Turner & Townsend Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager to join their dynamic team in London. This role involves managing commercial and cost activities for aviation projects, supporting procurement processes, and ensuring transparency in contractor relationships. With a focus on delivering exceptional outcomes for clients, you will play a key role in navigating the complexities of contract management and commercial negotiations. This forward-thinking firm values entrepreneurial spirit and offers a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly impact the success of ambitious Net Zero programmes. If you're ready to make a difference in a growing organization, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of tendering, procurement, and commercial management in an NEC environment.
• Experience with contract changes, valuations, and claims management.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract commercial and cost activities for sub-programmes.
• Support procurement processes and contractor management.
• Oversee contract close-out activities and ensure compliance.

Skills

Tendering support

Procurement support

Target price negotiation

Commercial management

Contract change management

Valuations

Claims management

Airport experience

Job description

Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager - Aviation

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

For 75 years we have been leading the delivery of major transformational programmes. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 118 offices worldwide.

Further to this success we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To achieve this, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Job Objectives:

• Manage the sub-programme contract commercial & cost activities providing for the appropriateness and viability of contract commercial information.
• Support the procurement process to achieve best value by developing optimum delivery strategies into procurement plans and contract awards inclusive of incentivisation.
• Advise following tendering or negotiations to allow sound decision-making on supplier selection.
• Manage all post contract commercial activities supporting the implementation of contract changes, red files, instructed work scope change (PMIs), and award fees recommendations.
• Support contractors in maintaining transparency and data integrity to minimise risks of inaccurate information.
• Manage the sub-programme potential liability through the timely response to all contractor notifications.
• Recommendations to approve Applications for payment Proactive management of all contractual issues through to resolution, escalating disputes to client as appropriate.
• Evaluation of cost impacts of alternate delivery strategies, inclusive of benchmark assessments, prior to their implementation.
• Support and guidance to the Cost & Commercial team as required.
• Manage all contract close out activities in line with client contractual requirements.
• Support and encourage the development of appropriate sub-programme working practices.
• Work in adherence to the appropriate client processes and sub-programme working practices / processes.

In order to be able to carry out the duties of the role as required, candidates will be expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding/experience of the following:

• Tendering support, procurement support, target price negotiation, tier 2 procurement and commercial management, contract change (EWN, PMI), valuations, payment, disallowable costs, claims all in an NEC environment.
• Previous airport experience an advantage.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.