Quantity Surveyor/ Cost Manager - Aviation

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager to oversee a high-profile aviation project in London. This pivotal role involves managing commercial and cost activities, supporting procurement processes, and ensuring contract compliance. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in tendering, negotiation, and commercial management, particularly within an NEC environment. Join a forward-thinking firm dedicated to delivering impactful projects and fostering an inclusive workplace where your contributions will make a difference.

Qualifications

• Experience in NEC environment with tendering and procurement support.
• Ability to manage commercial activities and contract changes.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract commercial activities for aviation projects.
• Support procurement processes and ensure transparency in data.

Skills

Tendering support

Procurement support

Commercial management

Contract change management

Negotiation skills

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.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

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 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.