Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Commerical Construction

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders across a complex, multi-package construction program.
• Provide estimate and cost planning, including producing and presenting final cost plans for large industrial facilities.
• Review and collaborate with design teams and general contractors in developing and validating cost estimates.
• Reconcile design and scope changes and ensure contractor data accuracy across multiple workstreams.
• Engage with contractors and project stakeholders to gather progress updates and maintain accurate cost forecasts.
• Prepare written commentary and executive summaries on contractor submissions and monthly reporting deliverables.
• Coordinate all sources of cost data, including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams.
• Inform and drive engineering and design decisions based on real-time cost impacts.
• Work proactively to resolve scheduling and commercial challenges on large-scale construction works.
• Manage cost checks, valuations, and financial controls across major industrial and infrastructure components.
• Support post-contract cost variance management and formal change control processes.
• Oversee cost impact assessments, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding reports and participate in value engineering (VE) sessions to optimize cost without compromising performance.
• Develop and maintain cost plans through design milestones, ensuring alignment with project budgets.
• Provide commercial input to design development and value engineering exercises.
• Review contractor pricing and lead negotiations to ensure fair and market-aligned contract values.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure cost auditing, validation processes, and financial governance are effectively implemented.
• Produce and present monthly cost reports to stakeholders.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and closed out in a timely manner.
• Compile benchmark cost data from major industrial construction projects.
• Support team development through mentoring and collaboration.
• Demonstrate leadership excellence in service delivery aligned with company standards.
• Manage financial performance using internal systems, including margin tracking and forecasting.
• Implement business systems and methodologies to ensure consistent best practices.
• Promote a collaborative, high-performance culture across teams and stakeholders.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or project controls within the construction industry.
• Experience delivering cost management on large, complex industrial or infrastructure projects.
• Consultancy experience preferred.
• Knowledge of procurement strategies, value engineering, and cost control methodologies.
• RICS accreditation or working towards certification is preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate in a client-facing role.
• *On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*
• Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• 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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Additional Information

Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager to act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service. To be successful in this role you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, embedding, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

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