Cost Management Specialists – All Levels

Company: Turner & Townsend
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Location: Glasgow
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will support cost management across major infrastructure projects, working with cross-functional teams to monitor budgets, forecasts and cost performance. You will engage with clients and contractor teams to manage deliverables, changes and value engineering, helping projects stay within governance and drive efficiencies. This position offers strong training and career progression within a collaborative, global firm that delivers high-impact programmes in highways, rail, utilities and more.

Pay / Benefits

  • training and advancement in qualifications
  • diversifying your portfolio
  • healthy, productive and flexible working environment
  • work-life balance
  • inclusive workplace
  • equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

  • Provide accurate cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion within budget
  • Administer diverse contracts in line with project objectives and policies
  • Monitor cost variance and contract cash flow; ensure timely valuation and applications
  • Collaborate with client and contractor teams to manage deliverables, KPIs and objectives
  • Manage contract changes to stay within governance and best practice
  • Improve forecast accuracy and budget reliability
  • Provide commercial support to stakeholders
  • Negotiate and settle final accounts
  • Lead people and commissions as needed

Key requirements

  • Excellent communication
  • Contract Management (NEC3, Option A,C & E 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
  • Knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering
  • Collaborative
  • Communicative
  • Proactive problem-solving
  • Contract Management NEC3
  • Cost Management
  • Change management

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Posted: October 1st, 2026