Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Senior Cost Manager - Water/Utilities

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their dynamic infrastructure cost management team. This role involves managing water and utilities projects, ensuring effective cost control, and fostering strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of contract management and cost management, along with a collaborative approach to problem-solving. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and promotes a healthy work-life balance, where your contributions will significantly impact the UK's infrastructure landscape.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of contract management and cost management.
• Experience in change management and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Establish professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Administer contracts and provide accurate cost monitoring.
• Collaborate with teams to manage project deliverables and KPIs.

Skills

Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)

Cost Management

Change management and control valuation

Procurement

Reporting

Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude

Commission management

Identifying and driving efficiencies

Construction industry knowledge

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Professional body membership

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Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Senior Cost Manager - Water/Utilities, London

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Client:

Turner & Townsend

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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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.

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Job Description

We are currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Quantity Surveyors, to join our infrastructure cost management team to support our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and to UK infrastructure.

You will be a Senior Cost Manager within our UK Infrastructure business working on a variety of water / utilities projects and programmes in the Peterborough area.

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:

• Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
• Cost Management
• Change management and control valuation
• Procurement
• Reporting
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• 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

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.

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

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property ofTurner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team,to submit candidates for review.

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

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property ofTurner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team,to submit candidates for review.