Senior Quantity Surveyor​/Cost Manager​/Commercial Manager - Energy & Natural Resource

Senior Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager / Commercial Manager - Energy & Natural Resource

• Full-time
• Department:
  Energy and natural resources

Turner & Townsend are currently recruiting for Professionals within our Natural Resources team to support our expanding New Energy & Natural Resources segment.

We are seeking out candidates to work on iconic commissions for a range of our key clients, an exciting opportunity suitable for infrastructure, civils or transmission & distribution experience in either contractor or consultant environments.

A successful candidate will have demonstrable experience and ability to do the majority of the following:

• Take ownership of performance and quality, applying strong analytical and problem‑solving skills while delivering reliable, client‑focused outputs.
• Plan and execute work effectively, identifying opportunities to add value and knowing when to act independently or escalat[e] for support.
• Collaborate positively with colleagues and clients, contributing to team discussions, building strong working relationships and maintaining a professional, respectful approach.
• Communicate clearly and constructively, supporting productive ways of working and addressing challenges professionally.
• Administer and manage contracts confidently, ensuring accurate cost monitoring, forecasting, reporting, change management, and control of variances and cashflow.
• Work closely with client and contractor teams to deliver on KPIs, programme performance, cost control and value engineering, ensuring projects remain within governance and best practice.
• Provide sound commercial leadership, driving improvements in forecast accuracy, offering clear commercial advice, and ensuring the timely agreement of final accounts.
• Contribute to internal excellence, including capturing lessons learned, supporting knowledge management and recommending improvements to internal systems and processes.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

• Degree or HNC level qualification
• NEC3/4 or FIDIC experience
• Cost / commercial management experience on Energy (nuclear, renewables, transmission & distribution, oil & gas, low carbon) or Infrastructure (water / utilities / rail / roads / aviation) projects
• Experience of working on major programmes or project portfolios
• Professional Chartership (preferable)

• We place a strong emphasis on people development where every individual is encouraged to develop a personalised and bespoke career development plan, aligned to one or more technical, business or client leadership pathways.
• We provide comprehensive APC support, in producing high quality submission documents and getting to the right standard for final assessment.
• As a regional team, we have a clear commitment to engagement and a team culture strongly aligned to Our Values. We have an active social community with a strong focus on networking and engagement opportunities through team events, corporate responsibility days, office chats and informal spontaneous lunchtime or after work connectivity.
• We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & 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.