Senior Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure & Cost

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our UK Infrastructure team, delivering cost management, forecasting and value engineering across varied client projects. You will establish strong client relationships, administer NEC3-style contracts and work with internal teams to ensure programme and budget alignment.

The role emphasizes collaboration, governance, and proactive cost control, with career development opportunities within a global professional services firm.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
• Experience with NEC3 contracts is preferred.
• Cost management, forecasting and value engineering responsibilities.
• Change control and governance processes.
• Strong procurement, estimating and pricing capabilities.
• Ability to manage contracts and drive project cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with clients and project teams.
• Administer diverse contracts in line with project objectives.
• Provide cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to budget.
• Manage cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring proper applications.
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams to meet KPIs and programme goals.
• Drive forecast accuracy and budget governance.
• Provide commercial support to stakeholders and negotiate final accounts.

Skills

Excellent communication

Contract Management

Cost Management

Change management

Valuation

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

Governance processing

Collaborative approaches

Line management

Commission management

Degree qualified

Professional body membership

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Professional body membership (preferred)

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our UK Infrastructure team, delivering cost management, forecasting and value engineering across varied client projects. You will establish strong client relationships, administer NEC3-style contracts and work with internal teams to ensure programme and budget alignment.

The role emphasizes collaboration, governance, and proactive cost control, with career development opportunities within a global professional services firm.