Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Senior Cost Manager - Water/Utilities

Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Senior Cost Manager - Water/UtilitiesLocation: Peterborough area (UK Infrastructure)

OverviewWe are currently seeking personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Quantity Surveyors to join our infrastructure cost management team to support our continuing growth and make a difference to both our business and UK infrastructure.

Company DescriptionTurner and Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner and Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job DescriptionWe are currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Quantity Surveyors, to join our infrastructure cost management team to support our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and to UK infrastructure.

You will be a Senior Cost Manager within our UK Infrastructure business working on a variety of water / utilities projects and programmes in the Peterborough area.

Job Objectives

Establish friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.

Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.

Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.

Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.

Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.

Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.

Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.

Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.

Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.

Leading people and commissions as needed.

Qualifications

Excellent communication

Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)

Cost Management

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

Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project life cycle

Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering

Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject

Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent

Additional InformationOur 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 promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner and 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.

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