Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£1,000,000 per project

About the Role
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 Life Sciences projects 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. 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. The main purpose of the role is to deliver cost management services across the full project lifecycle or contribute as part of a wider project team on larger or more complex projects, supporting the achievement of client objectives through effective cost management from pre-contract stages through to project handover.

Experience
- Knowledge of or experience working within 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 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

About you
Professional, client-focused and able to collaborate effectively with clients, consultants and project stakeholders throughout project delivery. Able to provide guidance and coordination for junior members of the cost management team where required. Motivated to deliver high quality cost management services and support project success.

Qualifications
- Ideally degree qualified in construction, cost management or quantity surveying
- MRICS qualification preferred and/or relevant experience
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters including procurement routes, value management and value engineering
- Experience working on education sector projects would be advantageous