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

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

We operate on a truly global scale, with 247 offices across 62 countries, offering extensive opportunities for international mobility. We are a fast‑growing business that is roughly doubling in size every five years, with plans to do so again by 2030.

Our UK E& is structured into two geographical regions (the North and the South which are divided horizontally roughly around Nottingham) and a third, UK-wide, dedicated Performance Analytics Team driving our approach to digital & data. In the E& Region we currently have around 155 professionals across cost and commercial management, project controls, and project management – and a very strong revenue growth targets for the year.

As such, we are actively recruiting for fantastic opportunities across a wide range of clients and sectors including across all aspects of nuclear delivery, renewables, battery storage, transmission & distribution, Carbon Capture Storage and Sustainable Aviation Fuels. We also work closely with our Infrastructure and Defence colleagues with opportunity to work across a wide variety of projects.

• 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. This creates a working environment where individuals from all backgrounds can thrive.
• We provide comprehensive APC support, in producing high quality submission documents and getting to the right standard for final assessment. Everyone is allocated a Counsellor and Supervisor and a strong network of wider support with Q&A’s, and we run formal mock processes to assure candidates’ readiness to sit.
• 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, team Corporate Responsibility Days, office chats and informal spontaneous lunchtime or after work connectivity.

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, all offering exciting career development opportunities.

• 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 encourage escalation 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.

• 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
• Experienc…