Senior Rail Cost Manager – Infrastructure Projects

Turner Townsend; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior / Cost Manager or Quantity Surveyor with Rail experience to join our contract and cost management team in the UK Infrastructure business. You will be embedded in a client office, delivering cost control, forecasting and value engineering on rail projects.

This role requires chartered status or degree-level education, plus at least 5 years in railway/construction. You will collaborate with client and contractor teams, manage contract changes, and help keep

Qualifications

• Experience delivering rail projects in a commercial environment.
• Mentoring or management experience.
• Knowledge of railway and construction contracts.
• Experience resolving contractual disputes.
• At least 5 years of railway/construction experience.
• Ability to work on contracts independently.

Responsibilities

• Administering contracts in line with project objectives.
• Provide cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to budget.
• Monitor cost variance and cash flow; ensure timely applications.
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams on deliverables and KPIs.
• Manage contract change within governance and best practice.
• Improve forecast and budget accuracy.

Skills

Rail project delivery

Mentoring/management

Contracts knowledge

Dispute resolution

Independent work

Education

Chartered professional body

Degree level education

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior / Cost Manager or Quantity Surveyor with Rail experience to join our contract and cost management team in the UK Infrastructure business. You will be embedded in a client office, delivering cost control, forecasting and value engineering on rail projects.

This role requires chartered status or degree-level education, plus at least 5 years in railway/construction. You will collaborate with client and contractor teams, manage contract changes, and help keep