Senior Cost Manager – Infrastructure Projects (Midlands)

Sccsinternational; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the Midlands invites a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior Cost Manager to shape major infrastructure programmes across airports, utilities and transport. You will lead NEC-based commercial activity, manage procurement, and drive cost certainty for large-scale schemes.

Join a global consultancy where you can influence delivery, mentor teams, and progress to chartership while working on UK-wide projects with travel opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in quantity surveying on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Degree-qualified with MRICS or actively working towards it.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial contracts, procurement, and negotiations in an NEC environment.
• Lead post-contract commercial activities, including payment approvals and cost assessments.
• Support contractors with transparent, data-driven cost control.
• Identify cost-saving strategies and optimize contract performance.
• Produce cost reports and cost forecasting.
• Assist Project Managers with Early Warnings, Instructions, and Compensation Events.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Procurement

Estimating

Communication

Travel flexibility

Education

MRICS status or working towards

Tools

NEC contracts knowledge

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the Midlands invites a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior Cost Manager to shape major infrastructure programmes across airports, utilities and transport. You will lead NEC-based commercial activity, manage procurement, and drive cost certainty for large-scale schemes.

Join a global consultancy where you can influence delivery, mentor teams, and progress to chartership while working on UK-wide projects with travel opportunities.