Associate Director – Cost Management – Infrastructure

Overview

As Associate Director, you lead end-to-end cost management on a high-profile London infrastructure project, acting as the main client interface and ensuring value-driven delivery. You guide feasibility, procurement, cost planning, and post-contract cost control, while potentially leading a cost team. You work across client and consultant interfaces to secure outcomes aligned with the project brief and Turner & Townsend’s standards. This role offers impact across major programmes and opportunities to drive process improvements.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• flexible working environment
• support for work-life balance
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end cost management and commission delivery
• Conduct feasibility studies and procurement reporting
• Apply value management techniques at project outset
• Oversee estimating, cost planning, and final cost plans
• Manage procurement stages from pre-qualification to contract preparation
• Control post-contract cost variances and change procedures
• Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports
• Engage in value engineering and life-cycle costing
• Negotiate and agree final accounts
• Interface with client and other consultants across project stages
• Lead a cost management team where appropriate
• Develop new business opportunities with existing and new clients
• Identify cross-selling opportunities
• Contribute to bids for new work
• Improve cost management procedures, templates, and tools
• Staff management and participation in recruitment and appraisals
• Knowledge management and sharing

Key requirements

• Proven cost/commercial management experience
• MRICS preferred
• Experience with NEC3 contracts (Option C – Target Cost)
• Post-contract administration experience
• Experience on major programmes and infrastructure projects (rail, aviation, water/utilities, highways)
• Experience in leading and managing teams

• Stakeholder management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• People leadership
• Cost planning and estimating
• Procurement management
• Value management

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