Senior Consultant- Cost Assurance - Bristol, Cardiff & Plymouth -Infrastructure South West

Turner & Townsend
Cardiff
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Consulting & AdvisoryEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Professional scepticism","Stakeholder management","Report writing","Presentation skills","Independence & integrity"]

Join the Cost & Commercial Assurance team within the UK Infrastructure business to deliver assurance reviews across major construction programmes. You’ll scrutinise incurred costs, evaluate supply chain systems, and advise on contract administration and commercial controls, including risk, variations, claims, and forecasting. Use data analysis and visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau) to identify risks and opportunities, produce clear written reports, and collaborate with clients and supply chain stakeholders.

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Senior Consultant- Cost Assurance - Bristol, Cardiff & Plymouth -Infrastructure South West

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Job Summary

Join the Cost & Commercial Assurance team within the UK Infrastructure business to deliver assurance reviews across major construction programmes. You’ll scrutinise incurred costs, evaluate supply chain systems, and advise on contract administration and commercial controls, including risk, variations, claims, and forecasting. Use data analysis and visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau) to identify risks and opportunities, produce clear written reports, and collaborate with clients and supply chain stakeholders.
Location: Cardiff
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Consulting & Advisory
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deliver Cost and Commercial Assurance commissions for major construction programmes and projects.
  • •Undertake assurance reviews of supply chain systems, processes, and contract administration practices to support contractual compliance and control effectiveness.
  • •Analyse complex construction contracts and commercial matters including variations, claims, compensation events, forecasting, risk allocation, and commercial performance.
  • •Perform data testing and analysis using tools such as Power BI/Tableau to identify risks, opportunities, and key trends.
  • •Produce succinct, professional written findings reports and review client-circulated outputs; provide feedback to colleagues and build trusted relationships with clients and supply chain stakeholders.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
  • •Holds or working towards a relevant professional body membership (e.g., MRICS, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, MCIPS).
  • •Experience in assurance or audit within a construction, commercial, or accountancy setting.
  • •Strong understanding of construction contract management, including NEC3/4 (Option C, E) and complex construction contracts.
  • •Ability to analyse large quantities of data and communicate complex findings in concise written reports (Power BI/Tableau preferred).
Experience:ConstructionCommercial assuranceAuditData analysis
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Professional scepticismStakeholder managementReport writingPresentation skillsIndependence & integrity
Certifications:MRICSACAACCACIMAMCIPS
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Power BITableauNEC3NEC4ICEData visualizationTrend analysisPattern analysis

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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