Cost Manager – Water/Utilities

About Our Company

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries, working across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources to deliver impactful projects.

Job Description

We are seeking personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Cost Managers/Cost Consultants to join our UK Infrastructure team, supporting our growth and making a difference to UK infrastructure.

Job Objectives

• Establish friendly, professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and project stakeholders.
• Administer a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
• Provide accurate cost monitoring, forecasting, and reporting through completion, in line with budget.
• Proactively monitor and manage cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring timely applications.
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams to manage delivery of deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
• Manage contract change effectively, ensuring projects remain within governance and best practice.
• Drive improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
• Provide sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Lead people and commissions as required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong contract management knowledge (NEC3, Option C preferred).
• Proficiency in cost management, change management and control, valuation, risk management, procurement, estimating, pricing, and reporting.
• Collaborative approach with a best‑for‑project attitude and sharing of best practice.
• People management and commission management experience.
• Ability to identify and drive efficiencies and improvements through the project lifecycle.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.

Additional Qualifications

• Ideally a degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.

Additional Information

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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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