Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager - Avi...

Turner & Townsend Plc.; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Quantity Surveyor to join their team on a prestigious aviation project in London. This role involves managing commercial activities, supporting procurement strategies, and ensuring contract compliance. You will play a vital role in delivering high-value outcomes while maintaining transparency and data integrity. If you are passionate about contributing to impactful projects and have experience in commercial management within an NEC environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to transforming challenges into successful solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in NEC environment with commercial management and contract change.
• Airport experience is advantageous but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract commercial activities and support procurement processes.
• Evaluate cost impacts and manage contract close-out activities.

Skills

Tendering support

Procurement support

Target price negotiation

Commercial management

Contract change management

Valuations

Claims management

Job description

Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager - Aviation

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

We are currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to undertake duties on a high profile aviation project based in west London.

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.
• Advice 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 are performed 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.

Minimum Requirements:

• 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.