Senior Cost Manager

Turner Townsend; Sheffield Green; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company in the UK is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join their North East team. The successful candidate will work on high-impact infrastructure projects while developing their skills in cost management. Responsibilities include managing contracts, cost monitoring, and collaborating with clients and contractors to ensure successful project delivery. Career progression and training opportunities are available for candidates eager to advance in their careers.

Qualifications

• Ability to establish professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Experience in administering various contracts.
• Strong skills in cost monitoring and reporting.
• Knowledge in managing cost variance and contract cash flow.
• Experience in collaborating with teams for project delivery.
• Ability to manage contract changes effectively.
• Proven experience in driving improvements in forecasts and budgets.
• Capable of providing commercial knowledge to stakeholders.
• Experience in negotiating final accounts.
• Leadership experience in managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Administer contracts according to project objectives.
• Monitor and report on project costs.
• Manage cost variance and contract cash flow.
• Collaborate with teams to manage project delivery.
• Drive improvements in project forecasts and budgets.
• Lead teams and manage commissions as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)

Cost Management

Change management and control

Valuation

Risk Management

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

Collaborative approach

People management

Commission management

Identifying efficiencies

Knowledge of construction industry matters

Education

Degree qualified in a relevant subject

Job description

If you are looking to broaden your industry experience and progress your career within cost management, our North east team are seeking experienced Cost Managers looking to develop their career into a senior position. Working on a range of industry leading infrastructure projects, we will support you in finding the right role within transportation, utilities and highways within our client base. 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 keen to progress their careers and 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. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Recruitment Policy

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Key Requirements

• 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.

About Turner & Townsend

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