Turner & Townsend is seeking Cost Managers and Senior Cost Managers to join the Health, Science & Education team within the London Real Estate business. These roles will support the delivery of a Life Sciences project and may also provide opportunities to work across healthcare, education, and science sectors.
The London Cost Management Health team delivers cost management services across a range of public and private sector projects, including refurbishment schemes and large-scale healthcare developments. The team forms part of a broader Health, Education & Science practice, enabling professionals to gain experience across multiple sectors.
Turner & Townsend provides consultancy services to organisations within the Health, Science & Education sectors, supporting clients through all stages of project delivery.
Job Objectives
Senior Cost Managers may lead commissions of varying scale and complexity or contribute as part of a larger project team. Projects typically range in value from £1m to more than £300m.
Main Purpose of the Role
- Deliver cost management services across the full project lifecycle or contribute as part of a wider project team on larger or more complex projects.
- Support the achievement of client objectives through effective cost management from pre-contract stages through to project handover.
Experience Requirements
- Knowledge of, or experience working within, the healthcare and/or education sectors.
- Experience supporting projects through all stages, from feasibility to completion.
- Experience working on projects procured through two-stage tendering.
- Familiarity with JCT and NEC forms of contract.
- Experience working directly with clients and project stakeholders in a cost management capacity.
- Understanding of the risks, challenges and opportunities relevant to public sector healthcare organisations.
- Experience preparing and presenting monthly post-contract cost reports.
- Experience managing procurement activities, including pre-qualification, tender enquiry, tender analysis, supplier selection and contract preparation.
- Ability to negotiate and agree final accounts.
- Knowledge of contract administration, value engineering and lifecycle costing.
- Experience using CostX or similar measurement software.
Key Accountabilities
- Prepare estimates and cost plans, including the development and presentation of final cost plans.
- Manage tendering and procurement activities, including pre-qualification, tender documentation, tender analysis, reporting and preparation of contract documentation.
- Manage post-contract cost variations and change control processes, escalating significant changes where appropriate.
- Undertake cost checks and valuations, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting.
- Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports.
- Contribute to value engineering activities.
- Negotiate and agree final accounts.
- Collaborate with clients, consultants and project stakeholders throughout project delivery.
- Where required, provide guidance and coordination for junior members of the cost management team to support project delivery.