Senior Cost Manager/ Senior Quantity Surveyor - NEC Contracts

TURNER & TOWNSEND; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to enhance their contract and cost management team. The candidate should demonstrate strong communication skills, proficiency in cost and contract management, and ideally hold a degree in a relevant field. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities to work on significant projects that contribute to the energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with clients.
• Administer contracts according to project policies.
• Monitor project costs and report on budget status.
• Manage cost variance and cash flow effectively.
• Collaborate with teams to meet project deliverables.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts with stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent communication

Contract Management (NEC3 preferred)

Change management

Cost Management

Change control

Valuation

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

Governance processing

Collaborative approaches

Best for project attitudes

Sharing best practice

Line management

Commission management

Education

Degree qualified in a relevant subject

Professional body membership or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic and energetic individuals to join our contract and cost management team to support our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and to the energy transition in the UK. You will be a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor within our UK Energy & Natual Resources business working on a variety of client and Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives.

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.
• Commission management as needed; 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.
• 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.

Qualifications and Experience

• Excellent communication
• Contract Management (NEC3 preferred)
• Change management
• Cost Management
• Change control
• Valuation
• Procurement
• Estimating
• Pricing
• Reporting
• Governance processing
• Collaborative approaches
• Best for project attitudes
• Sharing best practice
• Line management
• Commission management
• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent

At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide. Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.