Cost Manager - Health, Science & Education
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What you'll do
- Deliver Cost Management services, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery or contributing as a key member of larger project teams on complex projects.
- Support the achievement of client objectives through effective cost management from pre-contract stages through to project completion and handover.
What they're looking for
- Degree qualified in one of the following fields: construction, cost management or Quantity surveying.
- Knowledge of, and experience within, the healthcare and/or education sectors.
- Ability to guide clients through project stages from feasibility through to completion.
- Experience working on projects delivered through two-stage tendering.
- Experience administering JCT and NEC contracts.
- Experience managing client and stakeholder relationships within a Cost Management environment.
- Knowledge of the risks, challenges and opportunities facing public-sector healthcare organisations.
- Experience producing and presenting monthly post-contract cost reports.
- Experience managing procurement activities, including pre-qualification, tender enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation.
- Ability to negotiate and agree final accounts effectively.
- Knowledge of contract administration, value engineering and lifecycle costing.
- Experience using CostX or similar measurement software.
Nice to have
- MRICS Qualification preferred and/or relevant experience.
- Experience of working in Education sector projects would be advantageous.
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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.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager to join our Health, Science & Education team, supporting a high-profile project within our London Real Estate business.
Our team is collaborative, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and engaging culture. Clients value our proactive approach, technical expertise, integrity and the quality of services we deliver. As a result, team members have the opportunity to contribute to some of the most exciting and impactful projects in the sector.
The London Cost Management Health team is highly regarded for delivering major healthcare projects across both the public and private sectors. The team works on a wide range of assignments, from smaller refurbishments to large-scale hospital developments. As part of a broader Health, Science & Education team, this role also offers opportunities to gain experience across additional sectors and develop a diverse range of skills.
Turner & Townsend is a leading consultancy within the Health, Science & Education sector. Drawing on extensive expertise, established processes and market intelligence, we deliver high-quality, value-focused services to our clients.
Main Purpose of the Role
- Deliver Cost Management services, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery or contributing as a key member of larger project teams on complex projects.
- Support the achievement of client objectives through effective cost management from pre-contract stages through to project completion and handover.
Key Experience Requirements
- Knowledge of, and experience within, the healthcare and/or education sectors.
- Ability to guide clients through project stages from feasibility through to completion.
- Experience working on projects delivered through two-stage tendering.
- Experience administering JCT and NEC contracts.
- Experience managing client and stakeholder relationships within a Cost Management environment.
- Knowledge of the risks, challenges and opportunities facing public-sector healthcare organisations.
- Experience producing and presenting monthly post-contract cost reports.
- Experience managing procurement activities, including pre-qualification, tender enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation.
- Ability to negotiate and agree final accounts effectively.
- Knowledge of contract administration, value engineering and lifecycle costing.
- Experience using CostX or similar measurement software.
Qualifications
- Ideally Degree qualified in one of the following fields: construction, cost management or Quantity surveying.
- MRICS Qualification preferred and/or relevant experience.
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
- Experience of working in Education sector projects would be advantageous.
Additional Information
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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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