Senior Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend
United Kingdom
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Capital Markets, Trading & QuantEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Proactivity","Communication","Adaptability","Commercial awareness"]

Lead cost management and post-contract commercial activities across major UK infrastructure programmes. Manage NEC-based contracts, procurement, tender processes, interim payment applications, change control, cost reporting, and forecasting. Support contractors with transparent, data-driven delivery, identify cost-saving strategies, and provide cost insights for key decision-making. Work within the Midlands team, balancing client embedding and travel to ensure strong commercial and contractual performance.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
2 months ago

Senior Cost Manager

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Job Summary

Lead cost management and post-contract commercial activities across major UK infrastructure programmes. Manage NEC-based contracts, procurement, tender processes, interim payment applications, change control, cost reporting, and forecasting. Support contractors with transparent, data-driven delivery, identify cost-saving strategies, and provide cost insights for key decision-making. Work within the Midlands team, balancing client embedding and travel to ensure strong commercial and contractual performance.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Capital Markets, Trading & Quant
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage commercial contracts, procurement, and negotiations in an NEC environment.
  • •Lead post-contract commercial activities including payment approvals, cost assessments, and contract changes.
  • •Run procurement and tender activities: prepare tender documents, manage competitive tender processes, and evaluate tenders.
  • •Produce cost reports and cost forecasting, and support decision-making with data-driven cost insights.
  • •Support early warnings, instructions, compensation events, progress meetings, and contract close-out/dispute resolution as required.

Key Requirements

  • •Proven expertise in quantity surveying, procurement, and/or estimating on large-scale infrastructure projects.
  • •Degree-qualified, with chartered status (MRICS) or actively working towards it.
  • •Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and infrastructure cost management.
  • •Collaborative, proactive approach with clear communication and adaptability.
  • •Ability to balance site travel with flexible, balanced working.
Experience:InfrastructureConstructionCost management
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CollaborationProactivityCommunicationAdaptabilityCommercial awareness
Certifications:MRICS
Languages:English
Tech Stack:NEC contractsCost managementProcurement

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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