Senior Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend
Nottingham
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Capital Markets, Trading & QuantEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Communication","Proactive","Data-driven decision-making","Commercial awareness"]

Manage commercial contracts and procurement in an NEC environment for major UK infrastructure programmes across airports, utilities, and transport. Lead post-contract activities including payment approvals, cost assessments, contract changes, change control, and interim payment verification. Produce cost reports and forecasting, support early warnings and compensation events, and advise on procurement strategy and tender evaluations. Work with a Midlands team, sometimes embedded with clients, while delivering value for money and commercial performance.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
2 months ago

Senior Cost Manager

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Job Summary

Manage commercial contracts and procurement in an NEC environment for major UK infrastructure programmes across airports, utilities, and transport. Lead post-contract activities including payment approvals, cost assessments, contract changes, change control, and interim payment verification. Produce cost reports and forecasting, support early warnings and compensation events, and advise on procurement strategy and tender evaluations. Work with a Midlands team, sometimes embedded with clients, while delivering value for money and commercial performance.
Location: Nottingham
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
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.
  • •Identify cost-saving strategies and optimize contract performance using cost management insights.
  • •Handle procurement end-to-end, including tender strategy, issuing tender documents, running competitive tender processes, and supporting evaluations.
  • •Produce cost reports and forecasting, support early warnings/instructions/compensation events, attend progress meetings, and support dispute resolution and contract close out as required.

Key Requirements

  • •Proven expertise in quantity surveying, procurement, and/or estimating, ideally 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:InfrastructureConstructionProcurement
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CollaborationCommunicationProactiveData-driven decision-makingCommercial awareness
Certifications:MRICS
Languages:English

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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