Senior Rail Cost & Commercial Manager - Hybrid

Turner & Townsend; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking Senior / Cost Managers / Quantity Surveyors with Rail experience to join our UK Infrastructure team on a client office basis, supporting a Rail project or programme. We support hybrid working and employ a forward-thinking approach to how we work.

You will administer contracts, monitor costs, forecast, and collaborate with client and contractor teams to deliver KPIs, value engineering, and governance-compliant change management.

Qualifications

• Chartered status with degree-level education preferred.
• Experience delivering rail projects in a commercial environment.
• Mentoring or management experience.
• Knowledge of railway industry conditions of contract.
• Experience resolving contractual disputes.
• At least 5 years of railway/construction experience.
• Ability to work on contracts independently.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Rail project experience

Mentoring / management

Independent contract work

Commercial awareness

Knowledge of contracts

Dispute resolution

Chartered status

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking Senior / Cost Managers / Quantity Surveyors with Rail experience to join our UK Infrastructure team on a client office basis, supporting a Rail project or programme. We support hybrid working and employ a forward-thinking approach to how we work.

You will administer contracts, monitor costs, forecast, and collaborate with client and contractor teams to deliver KPIs, value engineering, and governance-compliant change management.