Quantity Surveyor

Overview

As a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor at Turner & Townsend, you will contribute to major UK infrastructure programs by managing commercial and contractual performance. You’ll work within a team to deliver value-for-money through data-driven cost management and robust procurement. The role blends front-line contract work with strategic cost optimization, shaping project outcomes. This is an opportunity to grow through world-class training and pursue chartered status while working on impactful infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

• world-class training
• opportunity for chartered status
• flexibility & variety
• growth & development
• cutting-edge tools and best practices
• mentorship (implicit in offer)

Responsibilities

• Manage and assist on commercial contracts, procurement, and NEC-based negotiations
• Lead post-contract commercial activities including payments, cost assessments and contract changes
• Provide data-driven cost management insights to support decisions
• Identify cost-saving strategies and optimize contract performance
• Promote commercial awareness and support dispute resolution and contract close-out strategy
• Assist Project Managers with early warnings, instructions, and compensation events
• Prepare cost reports and forecasts and support tender processes
• Scrutinise interim payment applications and prepare certificates

Key requirements

• Quantity Surveying & Estimating experience in large-scale infrastructure
• Degree-qualified; working towards or holding chartered status
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and cost management best practices
• Team player with proactive problem-solving abilities
• Flexibility to work across multiple projects and client environments

• team collaboration
• proactive problem-solving
• adaptability
• Quantity Surveying & Estimating
• NEC contracts knowledge
• cost management and forecasting

…