Senior Cost Manager – Infrastructure & Transport Projects

Turner & Townsend; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our North East team, focusing on infrastructure projects across transportation, utilities and highways. You will develop your career through training, broad project exposure and advancement opportunities.

You will work with clients and contractor teams, delivering accurate cost monitoring and proactive forecasts while supporting governance and value engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC3 contracts is advantageous.
• Strong cost management and budgeting skills.
• Ability to forecast, monitor variances and report to stakeholders.
• Experience on infrastructure projects (transport, utilities, highways) is desirable.
• Collaborative approach with client and contractor teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with clients and project teams.
• Administer contracts per project objectives and policies.
• Provide accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting.
• Manage cost variance, cash flow and timely applications.
• Collaborate to deliver KPI targets and value engineering.
• Lead change management and ensure governance adherence.
• Support final accounts negotiation and closure.
• Mentor junior colleagues on cost management practices.

Skills

Cost management

Contract management

Forecasting

Value engineering

Stakeholder management

Change management

Budgeting

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Professional body membership (preferred)

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our North East team, focusing on infrastructure projects across transportation, utilities and highways. You will develop your career through training, broad project exposure and advancement opportunities.

You will work with clients and contractor teams, delivering accurate cost monitoring and proactive forecasts while supporting governance and value engineering initiatives.