Associate Director - Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure

About the Role

The role is for an Associate Director Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to lead a high‑profile London infrastructure project. As Commission Manager, the individual will own end‑to‑end service delivery, act as the primary client interface, and ensure value‑added cost‑management throughout the project lifecycle. Key responsibilities include conducting feasibility studies, producing procurement reports, applying value‑management techniques, managing estimating and cost‑planning, overseeing the full procurement process, and controlling post‑contract cost variances and change orders. The role also requires producing monthly cost reports, performing value engineering and life‑cycle costing, negotiating final accounts, and leading both client and consultant interactions at every stage. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop new business opportunities, identify cross‑selling prospects, collaborate with directors on bid construction, and enhance cost‑management procedures and templates. Staff management responsibilities cover mentorship of senior and assistant cost managers, participation in recruitment interviews, and contribution to performance appraisals. • Conduct feasibility studies and write procurement reports. • Apply value management techniques and involve specialist teams when needed. • Manage estimating, cost planning and present the final cost plan. • Oversee the full procurement process, including pre‑qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation. • Control post‑contract cost variances and change management processes. • Manage cost checking, valuation work and produce monthly post‑contract cost reports for clients. • Perform value engineering and life‑cycle costing analyses. • Negotiate and finalize project accounts. • Lead client and consultant interfaces throughout all project stages. • Direct cost‑management teams to deliver project accountabilities. • Identify and develop new business and cross‑selling opportunities. • Collaborate with Directors to prepare bids for new work. • Improve cost‑management procedures, templates and service delivery. • Provide staff management, including recruitment interviews and performance appraisals for senior and assistant cost managers.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸feasibility study
• ▸procurement
• ▸cost planning
• ▸cost reporting
• ▸value engineering
• ▸client interface

What You Bring

Qualifications include proven cost/quantity surveying or commercial management experience, preferably MRICS, and familiarity with NEC3 contracts (especially Option C – Target Cost). Experience in post‑contract administration, major programmes and infrastructure sectors such as rail, aviation, water/utilities, and highways, as well as demonstrated team‑leadership ability, is required. • Demonstrated experience with NEC3 contracts, particularly Option C – Target Cost. • Proven experience in post‑contract administration on major infrastructure programmes.

Requirements

• ▸nec3
• ▸option c
• ▸mrics
• ▸cost surveying
• ▸post‑contract
• ▸leadership

Benefits

Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy, flexible working environment that supports work‑life balance and values diversity and inclusion. The firm is an equal‑opportunity employer and adheres to SOX controls where applicable. Candidates are not required to pay any recruitment fees, and all unsolicited applications become property of the company.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time