Turner & Townsend
Associate Cost Manager
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Associate Cost Manager
Associate Cost Manager / Commercial Manager – Infrastructure Projects
About Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people operating in more than 60 countries. As a trusted partner of CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s leading commercial real estate firm, we assist clients in real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources to deliver impactful projects and programmes that improve lives.
Our expertise spans:
- Programme and project management
- Cost, asset, and commercial management
- Controls and performance tracking
- Procurement and supply chain optimisation
- Net zero and digital solutions
We believe in collaboration, transforming challenges into opportunities and complexity into success.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend seeks an Associate Cost Manager / Commercial Manager to drive excellence in our prestigious infrastructure-based projects.
Ideal candidates will bring:
- Substantial experience in cost management tailored to dynamic project environments
- A consultative leadership style, fostering trust through constructive dialogue
- Proven ability to inspire teams and clients towards shared objectives
Main Purpose of the Role
To deliver outstanding project and programme outcomes through proactive cost management, contract administration, commercial strategy, and stakeholder collaboration:
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- Establish professional, transparent relationships with clients, teammates, and external partners
- Administer contracts align with project scope, policies, and client objectives
- Ensure real-time cost monitoring, forecasting, and reporting—eliminating variances and aligned with budgetary commitments
- Proactively manage cash flow and varnce, ensuring correct and timely financial reporting at all stages of projects
- Collaborate with client and contractor teams to deliver on KPIs, programme performance, and objectives, including:
- Cost control
- Value engineering
- Lead contract changes effectively, ensuring:
- Projects remain governed within established frameworks
- Best practice integrity is enforced
- Drive process improvements for forecasts and budget accuracy
- Provide sound commercial decision-making support to all stakeholders
- Negotiate final accounts objectively and collaboratively
- Takes ownership of people management as needed
Qualifications & Experience
Successful applicants will demonstrate:
- Proven cost/commercial management experience (critical)
- Preference for:
- MRICS qualification
- Strong experience with:
- NEC3 contracts, particularly Option C (Target Cost)
- Post-contract administration, including claims and disputes
- Operational background in:
- Large-scale, complex programmes and projects
- Infrastructure sectors, typically:
- Rail
- Aviation (air operations/groundside)
- Marine and ports
- Utilities
- Highways
- Train team leadership and mentorship
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Working Ethos & Culture
We prioritise:
- Inspired collaboration where each voice contributes to our collective vision
- A supportive, flexible work environment that nurtures balance and well-being
- Diversity and inclusion at every level
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We actively seek applications from underrepresented groups.
SOX Compliance
- While not mandatory, this role may include SOX control-related responsibilities, depending on project needs.
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Important Notice
Attention candidates: As a standard policy, we do not process or accept payment from applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All unsolicited CVs remain Turner & Townsend property.
Recruitment agencies working with us must:
- Submit candidates under a formal written agreement
- Only proceed upon invitation from our Recruitment Team
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