Cost Manager – Water/Utilities

Job Description

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

Key Responsibilities

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

Qualifications & Experience

Relevant experience will be an advantage:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Contract management (NEC3, Option C preferred).
• Cost management expertise.
• Change management and control.
• Valuation.
• Risk management.
• Procurement.
• Estimating.
• Pricing.
• Reporting.
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude.
• Sharing best practice.
• People management.
• Commission management.
• Identification and driving efficiencies and improvements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as procurement routes, value management and value engineering.

Qualifications:

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

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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