Assistant Cost Managers - Real Estate at Turner Townsend

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cost Management, Estimating, Tendering, Procurement, Valuations, Cost Reports, Value Engineering, Negotiation, Client Interface, Team Leadership, Project Management, Consultancy Experience, RICS Membership, Procurement Methods, Industry Standards, Change Control

Industry

Construction

Description

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 alinea are looking for Assistant Cost Managers to join our dynamic award winning, Cost Management team in our Cambridge Office, working within Turner & Townsend alinea's Real Estate team. There are long term secured frameworks with national and regional organisations within the following sectors - Retail, Commercial, Industrial, Education, Healthcare and Defence. You will have a fantastic opportunity to progress within our business and receive professional investment from the company as well as a competitive salary and benefits package including buying or selling up to five days annual leave. There will also be the opportunity to support internal business initiatives and development, in order to offer our people an all-round exposure to the business. You must be able to demonstrate consultancy experience and have professional membership of the RICS (or working towards this). Job Objectives Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client Inputting into value engineering Negotiating and agreeing final accounts Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities Qualifications Good technical grounding in all of the main areas of cost management and contractor a background Experience of acting as Commission Manager on small to medium sized projects, or at least sufficient related experience to enable a step up to performing the role of Commission Manager Good knowledge of the main procurement methods and their application with respect to the 'tactical procurement' of small to medium sized buildings Knowledge and understanding of value engineering Experience of utilising a range of industry standard processes and systems (IT and other) in order to effectively deliver a project. Working towards Chartership Degree or HNC level qualification Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time. 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/ #LI-MM1 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: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn 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.

Responsibilities

Assist in feasibility studies, cost planning, and procurement processes. Manage post-contract cost variances and produce monthly cost reports for clients.