Senior Cost Manager & Project QS - Construction

Sccsinternational; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Manchester is seeking a Cost Manager/Project Quantity Surveyor to join our Real Estate team on iconic projects across the Northwest. You will guide clients and the professional team, ensuring value for money through robust cost management and commercial oversight.

Ideal candidates will have a strong construction background (Main Contracting or PQS), an outgoing, collaborative approach, and professional qualification (RICS or equivalent).

Qualifications

• A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle.
• Ideally professionally qualified (RICS or similar).
• Degree or HNC level qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage.
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place.
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Client liaison

RICS qualification

Education

Degree or HNC

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Manchester is seeking a Cost Manager/Project Quantity Surveyor to join our Real Estate team on iconic projects across the Northwest. You will guide clients and the professional team, ensuring value for money through robust cost management and commercial oversight.

Ideal candidates will have a strong construction background (Main Contracting or PQS), an outgoing, collaborative approach, and professional qualification (RICS or equivalent).