Senior Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for professional growth

Inclusive and diverse workplace

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their UK Infrastructure business. This role focuses on managing client relationships, administering contracts, and ensuring precise project cost monitoring within a diverse range of projects. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, experience in NEC3 contract management, and a degree in a relevant subject. This position supports personal and professional growth and encourages a balance between work and life.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate excellent communication skills.
• Experience with NEC3 contract management preferred.
• Proven ability in change management and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Administer contracts according to project objectives.
• Provide accurate cost monitoring and reporting.

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 in a relevant subject

Membership in a professional body

Job description

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.

Job Description

We are currently seeking 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 UK infrastructure.

Main Purpose of the Role

You will be a Senior Quantity Surveyor 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 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.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.