Senior Cost & Commercial Manager – Energy & Infrastructure

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

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Nottingham is seeking a Cost Management / Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to join our Energy & Infrastructure practice. You will own cost control, performance reporting, and value engineering for major projects.

The role requires NEC3/4 or FIDIC experience, degree or HNC, and a track record in energy or infrastructure programmes. We offer career development across a national team and client-focused opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC level qualification is required.
• NEC3/4 or FIDIC experience is preferred.
• Cost / commercial management experience on energy or infrastructure projects.
• Experience of working on major programmes or project portfolios.
• Professional Chartership is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of performance and quality, applying strong analytical and problem-solving skills while delivering reliable, client-focused outputs.
• Plan and execute work effectively, identifying opportunities to add value and knowing when to act independently or escalate for support.
• Collaborate positively with colleagues and clients, contributing to team discussions, building strong working relationships and maintaining a professional, respectful approach.
• Communicate clearly and constructively, supporting productive ways of working and addressing challenges professionally.
• Administer and manage contracts confidently, ensuring accurate cost monitoring, forecasting, reporting, change management, and control of variances and cashflow.
• Work closely with client and contractor teams to deliver on KPIs, programme performance, cost control and value engineering, ensuring projects remain within governance and best practice.
• Provide sound commercial leadership, driving improvements in forecast accuracy, offering clear commercial advice, and ensuring the timely agreement of final accounts.
• Contribute to internal excellence, including capturing lessons learned, supporting knowledge management and recommending improvements to internal systems and processes.

Skills

Cost / commercial management

Experience on major programmes

Communication

Education

Degree or HNC level qualification

Tools

NEC3/4 experience

FIDIC experience

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Nottingham is seeking a Cost Management / Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to join our Energy & Infrastructure practice. You will own cost control, performance reporting, and value engineering for major projects.

The role requires NEC3/4 or FIDIC experience, degree or HNC, and a track record in energy or infrastructure programmes. We offer career development across a national team and client-focused opportunities.