Senior Cost Manager – Infrastructure Projects

Turner & Townsend; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the North East is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to advance your career in cost management. You will work on major infrastructure projects across transportation, utilities and highways for our client base in the region.

We support ongoing training and development, offering opportunities to progress to senior roles while delivering accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting. A collaborative team environment and focus on value engineering are key when delivering

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Contract Management

Cost Management

Change Management

Valuation

Risk Management

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

People Management

Project Controls

Contract Negotiation

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Professional body membership or equivalent

Tools

NEC3

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the North East is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to advance your career in cost management. You will work on major infrastructure projects across transportation, utilities and highways for our client base in the region.

We support ongoing training and development, offering opportunities to progress to senior roles while delivering accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting. A collaborative team environment and focus on value engineering are key when delivering