Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Descriptionturner & Townsend; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to broaden industry experience within our North East team, delivering cost management leadership on infrastructure projects across transportation, utilities and highways. This role supports career progression through training and qualifications while developing operational and technical skills.

You will be responsible for accurate cost forecasting, governance-compliant change control, and final accounts negotiation, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and collaborative approach.
• Experience with NEC3, Option C.
• Strong cost management and change control.
• Experience in valuation, risk management, procurement, estimating, pricing, and reporting.
• Knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
• Professional body membership or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Establishing friendly, professional relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Administering contracts in line with objectives and policies.
• Providing accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to budget.
• Proactively monitoring cost variance and cash flow with timely applications.
• Collaborating with client and contractor teams on KPI delivery and value engineering.
• Managing contract change ensuring governance and best practice.
• Driving improvements in forecast and budget accuracy.
• Providing sound commercial knowledge to stakeholders.
• Ensuring final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Leading people and commissions as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Contract management

Cost management

Change management

Valuation

Risk management

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

People management

Commission management

Value engineering

Value management

Education

Degree qualified in a relevant subject

Professional body membership or equivalent

Job description

DescriptionIf you are looking to broaden your industry experience and progress your career within cost management, our North east team are seeking experienced Cost Managers looking to develop their career into a senior position. Working on a range of industry leading infrastructure projects, we will support you in finding the right role within transportation, utilities and highways within our client base.As a Senior Cost Manager within the business you will be working on some exciting projects as well as developing your skillset both operationally and technically. We are keen to support those who are keen to progress their careers and can offer you excellent training and advancement in qualifications and diversifying your portfolio.

Job Objectives:

• 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.
• Leading people and commissions as needed.

Qualifications

• 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, Option C preferred)
• Cost Management
• Change management and control
• Valuation
• Risk Management
• Procurement
• Estimating
• Pricing
• Reporting
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• Sharing best practice
• People management
• Commission management
• Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project life cycle Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.

Additional Information

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.

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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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 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. Please visit our website: Job