Associate Director Cost Manager / Commercial Manager / Quantity Surveyor – (Energy Infrastructure)

Overview

In this Associate Director role, you will lead and shape delivery within our Natural Resources team as part of the expanding New Energy & Natural Resources segment. You’ll drive high-quality outputs, foster leadership and collaboration, and build strong client partnerships to enable large-scale energy and infrastructure programs. You’ll anticipate challenges, share knowledge, and push for meaningful change across markets. This is a chance to influence projects at scale while developing leaders and supporting a diverse, inclusive workplace.

Pay / Benefits

• APC support for submissions
• Personalised career development plans
• Counsellor and supervisory support
• Strong network and Q&A resources
• Mock interview processes to prepare for assessments
• Flexible working environment and emphasis on work-life balance

Responsibilities

• Set and uphold high quality standards and manage performance to meet them
• Promote empathetic leadership and effective resource use while balancing stakeholder needs
• Encourage teamwork, trust, and cross-functional collaboration to realise purpose and vision
• Anticipate future challenges, drive change, and share best practices and learnings
• Stay informed on market trends and develop strong client and industry partnerships
• Coach and mentor managers, fostering a learning culture and identifying emerging talent
• Broaden leadership impact by coordinating across the business and influencing decisions

Key requirements

• Degree or HNC level qualification
• NEC3/4 or FIDIC experience
• Cost / commercial management experience on Energy or Infrastructure projects
• Experience working on major programmes or project portfolios
• Professional Chartership (preferable)

• Empathy in leadership
• Stakeholder management and collaboration
• Mentoring and coaching
• NEC3/4 or FIDIC knowledge
• Cost / commercial management experience on energy or infrastructure projects
• Experience with major programmes or project portfolios

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