Senior Cost Manager/Senior Quantity Surveyor - Water / Utilities

Turner & Townsend; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in London is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join their team in the water/utilities sector. This role involves establishing professional relationships, managing contract changes, and ensuring precise project cost monitoring. Ideal candidates should be degree qualified and possess strong communication and cost management skills. A dynamic work environment that respects work-life balance is offered.

Benefits

Healthy work-life balance

Inclusive work environment

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Administer various contracts correctly.
• Monitor and report project costs accurately.
• Manage cost variance and ensure timely applications.
• Collaborate with teams to manage project deliverables.
• Handle contract changes effectively.
• Drive improvements in budget forecasts.
• Provide commercial knowledge and support.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts.

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

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Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

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 in the water / utilities sector and make the difference to both our business and to UK infrastructure.

Main purpose of the role

You will be a Senior Cost Manager within our UK Infrastructure business working on a variety of client and Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

• 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.

Role Requirements

Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:

• 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

Qualifications

• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. 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.

For more information about Turner & Townsend, visit: www.turnerandtownsend.com

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable.