Associate Cost Manager - Health, Science & Education at Turner Townsend

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cost Management, Project Delivery, Client Facing, Feasibility, Two-Stage Tendering, JCT Contracts, NEC Contracts, Stakeholder Interfacing, Post-Contract Cost Reports, Procurement Management, Final Account Negotiation, Contract Administration, Value Engineering, Lifecycle Costing, CostX Software, Estimating

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 are looking for a Associate Cost Manager to join our Health, Science & Education team to work on a high-profile project within our London Real Estate business. Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world. The London Cost Management Health team is a highly regarded health team working on some of the largest and most prestigious health projects covering the public and private sectors. The London Cost Management Health team have a wide and varied workload working on many projects from smaller refurbishments to large scale hospitals. The Health team are a key part of a wider Health, Education and Science team allowing candidates the opportunity to cover other sectors should they wish to develop other skills. Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the Health, Science & Education sector. Using our skills, processes and knowledge, we provide industry leading services to our clients. Our extensive experience and databank of information enables us to provide a proactive, value-added service to our clients. Job Objectives: Associate Cost Managers lead commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. Our Associate Cost Managers work on projects ranging from £1m to over £300m. MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE: To perform the role of the Associate Cost Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery or acting as a key element of a wider project team on larger or more complex projects To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre contract to handover. KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Knowledge of and experience in the healthcare and/or education sectors Ability to lead clients through different stages of projects from feasibility through to completion Experience of working on projects delivered via Two-Stage tendering Experience of working with JCT and NEC contracts Demonstrable experience of interfacing with key stakeholders and being “client-facing” in the role of Associate Cost Manager The candidate will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the risks, challenges and opportunities facing public-sector healthcare bodies Experience of producing monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client Experience of managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively Ability to effectively negotiate and agree final accounts Knowledge of contract administration, value engineering and lifecycle costing Experience of using CostX or similar measurement software KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: 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, creating preliminaries, 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 junior members of the cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on their project accountabilities. Qualifications Batchelors degree or Masters in Quantity Surveying or equivalent Accredited MRICS member Experience managing high value and complex projects within a consultancy environment Commercially aware with excellent negotiation, communication and organisational skills Actively contributes and supports technical thought leadership and contributes to IP 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. Department: Real estate

Responsibilities

The Associate Cost Manager will be responsible for end-to-end service delivery or acting as a key part of a larger project team, ensuring client objectives are met through effective cost management from pre-contract through to handover. Key duties include estimating, cost planning, managing tendering and procurement, handling post-contract variances, and negotiating final accounts.