Senior Cost Manager – UK Infrastructure & Value Delivery

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our UK Infrastructure team, delivering cost management across diverse client projects. You will drive forecasting, reporting and commercial governance to ensure projects meet budget and value targets.

The role requires strong NEC3/contract management experience, excellent stakeholder engagement and a proactive approach to cost control and change management.

Qualifications

• Experience with contract management, NEC3 preferred.
• Strong cost management, forecasting and reporting skills.
• Change control and governance experience across projects.
• Exposure to procurement, estimating, pricing and value engineering.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Line management or mentoring experience is a plus.
• Ideally degree qualified or equivalent in a relevant subject; professional body membership preferable.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with clients and project teams.
• Administer contracts per objectives and policies.
• Provide cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion within budget.
• Monitor cost variance and contract cash flow; ensure timely applications.
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams to deliver KPIs and value engineering.
• Manage contract changes to stay within governance and best practice.
• Improve forecast accuracy and budgeting processes.
• Provide commercial knowledge and support to stakeholders.
• Negotiate final accounts; manage commission processes as needed.

Skills

Contract Mgmt

Cost Mgmt

Forecasting

Change Control

Governance

Reporting

Valuation

Procurement

Interpersonal Skills

Team Leadership

Education

Degree Qualified

Professional Membership

Tools

NEC3

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our UK Infrastructure team, delivering cost management across diverse client projects. You will drive forecasting, reporting and commercial governance to ensure projects meet budget and value targets.

The role requires strong NEC3/contract management experience, excellent stakeholder engagement and a proactive approach to cost control and change management.