Overview
Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor – Location: Midlands and East of the UK. Turner & Townsend is seeking ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyors / Senior Cost Managers to join our thriving Midlands team. This is an opportunity to play a key role in delivering significant infrastructure programmes across airports, utilities, transport, and more.
Why Join Us?
* Be Part of Something Big - Work on UK-wide, high-profile projects that challenge the norm and redefine what’s possible in infrastructure.
* Be Recognised - Your contributions won’t go unnoticed, and we celebrate input, initiative, and achievement.
* Variety & Flexibility - Whether embedded with clients or supporting multiple programmes, no two days are the same.
* Career Development - Access world-class training and mentoring to support your journey toward chartership and beyond.
* Innovate & Lead - Use cutting-edge cost management tools and shape best practices across the sector.
* Accelerate Your Progression - Join a high-performing team where you can stretch yourself, unlock your potential, and truly thrive.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Manage commercial contracts, procurement, and negotiations in an NEC environment.
* Lead post-contract commercial activities, including payment approvals, cost assessments, and contract changes.
* Support contractors in keeping everything transparent and data-driven.
* Identify cost-saving strategies and optimize contract performance.
* Support key decision-making with data-driven cost management insights.
* Be an integral part of a team accountable for the commercial and contractual performance of a project.
* Support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances.
* Carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures.
* Comply with established commercial/procurement/contractual strategies.
* Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.
* Individually or as part of a team, operate processes for the selection, appointment and management of construction and engineering contractors.
* Procurement duties including advising on strategy, preparing tender lists, issuing tender documents, running a competitive tender process, evaluating tenders, and scrutinising interim payment applications.
* Preparing certificates and managing change control in accordance with contracts.
* Producing cost reports and cost forecasting.
* Assisting Project Managers in preparing Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation Events.
* Attending progress meetings and promoting commercial awareness throughout the project.
* Support formal dispute resolution process and contract close-out strategy as required.
Qualifications
* 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.
* A collaborative, proactive approach — clear communicators and adaptable thinkers.
* Ability to balance site travel with flexible, balanced working.
* A drive to contribute, lead, and grow within a global consultancy.
Additional Information
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn.
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