Associate Cost Manager -Water​/Utilities

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers in the infrastructure sector. We are recruiting an Associate Cost Manager / Commercial Manager for prestigious infrastructure-based projects.

As an experienced individual, you will bring a wealth of experience in cost management, applying your knowledge in a new dynamic environment. You should be comfortable having challenging conversations with a consultative approach that brings the best out of the team and client.

• Establish friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in projects and programmes.
• Administer a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
• Provide accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
• Pro-actively monitor and manage cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring applications are made correctly and timely.
• Collaborate with client and contractor teams to manage delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control and value engineering.
• Manage contract change effectively, ensuring projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.
• Drive improvements in accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
• Proactively provide sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
• Lead people and commissions as needed.

• Proven Cost / Commercial Management experience.
• Preferably MRICS
  • NEC3 contracts (Option C – Target Cost).
• Post contract administration experience.
• Experience of working on major programmes and projects.
• Experience of working on infrastructure projects (rail, air, marine/ports, utilities or highways).
• Experience in leading and managing teams.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

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.

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