Role Summary
Owing to continued demand and our ambitious plans for growth, Turner & Townsend are looking to recruit Cost Intelligence, Data & Benchmarking professionals to enhance our capability in providing evidence‑based, data‑driven commercial insights across major infrastructure programmes. The role focuses on leveraging project, portfolio and market cost data to improve affordability, predictability and performance across capital infrastructure investment. You will support clients in making informed decisions across the full asset lifecycle — from business case and option selection through delivery, assurance and portfolio optimisation. You will be making the difference for our clients by supporting them as an embedded resource within their organisation or through ad‑hoc pieces of work for multiple clients across the Infrastructure sector. The role is flexible on location and is available across the region, including Newcastle, Teesside, Sheffield and Leeds offices, and may involve remote work within the region for certain tasks.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, maintain and evolve infrastructure cost benchmarks across a range of sectors.
* Analyse cost performance across assets, programmes and portfolios.
* Identification of key cost drivers, trends and systemic variances.
* Assist with the gathering and sharing of estimating data.
* Support the automated capture, standardisation and governance of cost data across infrastructure programmes.
* Work closely with Digital, Data and Innovation teams.
* Support development and promotion of good practice within Turner & Townsend.
* Assist in the achievement of departmental objectives.
* Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to give best practice advice in line with business objectives.
* Strong understanding of infrastructure cost structures and delivery models.
* Experience working with cost data, benchmarks and analytics on large or complex programmes.
* Ability to identify meaningful insights from complex datasets.
* Commercial awareness of infrastructure markets.
Qualifications
* Experience in infrastructure cost management, cost intelligence, benchmarking or data analytics.
* Background in consultancy, client‑side infrastructure organisations or major contractors preferred.
* Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Economics, Construction Management, Data Analytics or similar.
* Progress towards or membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., RICS) desirable.
Additional Information
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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.
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