Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a commercially sharp Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager to take real ownership and client exposure on high-profile infrastructure projects. You will lead cost management and contract administration from day one, driving forecast accuracy, budget control, and cost reporting through to final account.

Ideal candidates have infrastructure or major programme experience, strong NEC contract knowledge (Option C preferred), and MRICS status or working towards it.

Qualifications

• Quantity Surveying experience in infrastructure, civil engineering, or major programmes.
• Strong NEC contract knowledge (Option C preferred).
• MRICS qualification or working towards it.
• Degree in a relevant subject.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management and contract administration across major infrastructure projects.
• Drive forecast accuracy, budget control, and cost reporting to final account.
• Manage NEC contracts with confidence and precision.
• Identify and manage commercial risk, change, and cash flow.
• Build relationships with clients, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior team members as your career progresses.

Skills

Cost management

Contract administration

NEC contracts

Stakeholder management

Education

MRICS qualification

Degree in a relevant subject

Job description

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 majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

If you’re a commercially sharp Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager who wants real ownership, client exposure, and a clear path to senior leadership — we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll take real commercial responsibility from day one, working across high profile infrastructure projects and programmes:

• Leading cost management and contract administration across major infrastructure commissions
• Driving forecast accuracy, budget control, and cost reporting through to final account
• Managing NEC contracts (Option C experience highly valued) with confidence and precision
• Proactively identifying and managing commercial risk, change, and cash flow
• Building trusted relationships with clients, contractors, and stakeholders at all levels
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members as your career progresses

Qualifications

• Quantity Surveying experience in infrastructure, civil engineering, or major programmes
• Strong NEC contract knowledge (Option C preferred)
• Ideally degree qualified in a relevant subject
• Commercially astute with excellent communication skills — you can hold a room with a client as confidently as you can interrogate a cost report
• MRICS qualified or working towards it (supported by us)
• Someone who takes initiative, not just instructions

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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