Senior Cost Manager

We have exciting opportunities for Senior Cost Managers to join our expanding team. Due to continued growth across the UK water, wastewater and infrastructure sectors, we are seeking experienced Senior Cost Managers to support the successful delivery of major programmes and projects. The role requires on site presence in Peterborough x3 days per week.  As a Senior Cost Manager, you will be independently responsible for cost and commercial management across a diverse pipeline of major water and infrastructure projects and programmes, from inception through to completion. Working across a range of contractual and collaborative delivery models, you will be responsible for cost planning, estimating, forecasting, cost control, change control, commercial reporting and contract administration, while proactively managing risk and identifying opportunities to optimise value. You will work collaboratively with clients, contractors and delivery partners to achieve financial, commercial and successful project outcomes while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and performance. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a regulated environment, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively across multiple stakeholders. A strong focus on governance, programme controls, safety and delivery excellence is essential. Senior Cost Managers at Turner & Townsend:  Senior Cost Managers at Turner & Townsend work on a broad range of projects and programmes in the Utilities sector, including clean and wastewater treatment facilities, mains installation and replacement, environmental improvement, asset management, developer service, Major Projects, Strategic Resource Options, and many more. We are looking for individuals with the following skills, experience and attributes:  • Minimum of 5 years' experience within the infrastructure, engineering, or construction industry, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects and programmes in a client-facing environment • Strong teamworking and leadership skills, with the ability to manage cost management workstreams and supervise and support the development of Cost Managers within multidisciplinary project teams in a complex environment • Ability to review and assure work produced by Cost Managers, checking its accuracy, completeness and compliance with project requirements • Demonstrable experience in the successful delivery of major programmes, managing complex stakeholder environments, multidisciplinary teams, significant budgets, and strategic project objectives • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, multidisciplinary teams and key project interfaces • Strong experience of providing cost and commercial management services across major infrastructure projects throughout the project lifecycle • Experience developing and maintaining cost plans, estimates, budgets and cost baselines, with the ability to provide robust cost forecasts and advice to support informed decision-making • Experience in cost control, earned value or performance monitoring, financial reporting, including challenging cost information and assumptions from the project teams and contractors. Ability to identify trends and variances and recommend corrective action • Experience managing procurement activities, including preparation of tender documentation, tender evaluation and commercial negotiations • Strong working knowledge and practical experience of NEC contracts, including the administration, management and successful delivery of projects under NEC frameworks, with an ability to proactively manage risk, programme, compensation events and stakeholder relationships • Demonstrates a strong unders