Senior Cost Manager – UK Infrastructure & Programme Cost

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the UK Infrastructure team is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to work on a variety of client projects and Turner & Townsend initiatives.

You will establish relationships, monitor cost, forecast, manage change, and drive value engineering and governance across programmes. Ideally you hold a degree and professional qualification; flexible working options may apply. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Establishing friendly, professional 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

Skills

Contract Management

Change management

Cost Management

Change control

Valuation

Procurement

Reporting

Governance processing

Best for project attitudes

Line management

Commission management

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Professional body membership (or progression)

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the UK Infrastructure team is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to work on a variety of client projects and Turner & Townsend initiatives.

You will establish relationships, monitor cost, forecast, manage change, and drive value engineering and governance across programmes. Ideally you hold a degree and professional qualification; flexible working options may apply. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer.