Senior Cost Manager

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join their Manchester team. This role offers the chance to work on leading infrastructure projects across various sectors, including transportation and utilities. As a Senior Cost Manager, you will be instrumental in delivering project objectives, managing costs, and fostering strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. The company values professional development and offers excellent training opportunities to enhance your skills and qualifications. If you are driven to progress your career in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive workplace culture

Work-life balance support

Qualifications

• Experience in cost management and contract administration is essential.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills are vital for success.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Monitor project costs and ensure timely reporting and forecasting.

Skills

Excellent communication

Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)

Cost Management

Change management and control

Valuation

Risk Management

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude

People management

Commission management

Identifying and driving efficiencies

Construction industry technical knowledge

Education

Degree qualified in a relevant subject

Professional body membership or equivalent

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Company Description

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

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

If you are looking to broaden your industry experience and progress your career within cost management, our Manchester team are seeking experienced Cost Managers looking to develop their career into a senior position. You will have the opportunity to work on a range of industry-leading infrastructure projects, across sectors including transportation, utilities, and highways.

As a Senior Cost Manager within the business, you will be working on some exciting projects as well as developing your skillset both operationally and technically. We are keen to support those who are driven to progress their careers and we can offer you excellent training and advancement in qualifications and diversifying your portfolio.

Job Objectives:

• Establishing friendly, professional, and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues, and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
• Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
• Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting, and reporting to completion in line with budget.
• Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
• Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
• Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.
• Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
• Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Leading people and commissions as needed.

Qualifications

Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:

• Excellent communication
• Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
• Cost Management
• Change management and control
• Valuation
• Risk Management
• Procurement
• Estimating
• Pricing
• Reporting
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• Sharing best practice
• People management
• Commission management
• Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project life cycle
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.

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.