Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Turner & Townsend are proud to be the Programme Delivery Partner for a major health programme across the UK, focused on building and refurbishing hospitals to improve access to modern healthcare. Following a strategic review in September 2024, the government has secured funding for hospital schemes in five-year waves. As part of this programme, we are mobilising a team with diverse professional and technical expertise across project, cost, programme, and specialist roles. We are currently seeking a Cost Manager with strong NRM1/2 knowledge and experience to join our Cost function.

The successful candidate will work proactively across the programme, delivering excellence in cost management and estimating functions. You will prepare consistent and accurate cost estimates and elemental cost plans for capital building projects using NRM1 methodology, supporting scheme delivery and maintaining control of approved baselines. You will provide cost assurance, support commercial matter resolution, risk review, and data verification, ensuring high-quality outputs aligned with client policies and standards.

Key responsibilities include collaborating closely with function leads, scheme leads, Trusts, and their advisors to ensure compliance with client processes and tools, contributing to cost savings and improved cost predictability, and supporting business case reviews and change control processes. You will also engage with contractors and cost consultants to maintain robust cost management and reporting, and contribute to the national health sector team and growth plans.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a complex, large-scale programme, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement while delivering outstanding client satisfaction.

Experience
- Proven experience using NRM1/2 across projects of varying scale.
- Experience working within programmes of transformation and/or major projects with significant scale and complexity.
- Demonstrable track record in delivering major projects and programmes of significant value and complexity.
- Experience in construction consultancy, healthcare/life science projects, or digital software for project management is advantageous.
- Strong client-focused approach with excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Experience dealing with complex and challenging situations, resolving issues pragmatically and collaboratively.

About you
- Actively fosters a collaborative “One Business” culture, encouraging inclusive ways of working.
- Able to build trust across internal and external stakeholders.
- Supporter of continuous improvement and active learning.
- Calm and pragmatic in resolving conflicts.
- Strong team leadership and management skills.

Qualifications
- Relevant technical qualification.
- Working towards or holding an applicable professional qualification.