Jobs, fresher vacancy - Senior Quantity Surveyor • West Midlands

Company: Turner & Townsend

West Midlands

Job DescriptionSenior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity SurveyorLocation: Midlands with travel opportunitiesJoin the Future of Infrastructure with Turner & Townsend.Are you ready to elevate your career by working on high-impact infrastructure projects that shape the world around us?At Turner & Townsend, we’re seeking ambitious Senior Quantity Surveyors / Senior Cost Managers to join our thriving Midlands team. This is your opportunity to play a key role in delivering some of the UK’s most significant and forward-thinking infrastructure programmes across airports, utilities, transport, and more.Why Join Us?Be Part of Something Big - Work on UK wide, high-profile projects that challenge the norm and redefine what’s possible in infrastructure.Be Recognised- Your contributions won’t go unnoticed, and we celebrate input, initiative, and achievement.Variety & Flexibility - Whether embedded with clients or supporting multiple programmes, no two days are the same.Career Development - Access world-class training and mentoring to support your journey toward chartership and beyond.Innovate & Lead - Use cutting-edge cost management tools and shape best practices across the sector.Accelerate Your Progression - Join a high-performing team where you can stretch yourself, unlock your potential, and truly thrive.What You’ll Be Doing:Manage commercial contracts, procurement, and negotiations in an NEC environment.Lead post-contract commercial activities, including payment approvals, cost assessments, and contract changes.Support contractors in keeping everything transparent and data-driven.Identify cost-saving strategies and optimize contract performance.Support key decision-making with data-driven cost management insights.The individual will be an integral part of a team that is accountable for the commercial and contractual performance of a projectTo support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstancesTo carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and proceduresComply with established commercial/procurement/ contractual strategiesTake personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality StandardsIndividually or as part of a team operate processes for the selection, appointment and management of construction and engineering contractorsProcurement including: providing advice on procurement strategy, assembling and seeking agreement to long and short tender lists. Preparing and issuing tender documents. Running a competitive tender process including managing queries from tendering contractors. Managing and contributing to documented tender evaluations.Scrutinising and verifying applications for interim paymentsPreparing certificatesManaging change control in accordance with contractsProducing cost reports and cost forecastingAssisting Project Managers in preparing Early Warnings, Instructions and Compensation EventsAttending progress meetingsPromote commercial awareness throughout projectSupport formal dispute resolution process and contract close out strategy as required