Turner & Townsend Hiring for Cost Manager – Schools and Education Job at London, England , UK Full Time

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

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 are looking for a Cost Manager to join our 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.

Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the 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.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

• To perform the role of the 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 sector
• 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 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

• Ideally Degree qualified in one of the following fields: construction, cost management or Quantity surveying.
• MRICS Qualification preferred and/or relevant experience.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Experience of working in Education sector projects would be advantageous.

Additional Information

Our people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to drive change. We want our people to succeed, both in work and life. To support this, we promote a healthy and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance and caters for the individual needs.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We actively promote diversity of thought and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We are encouraging applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.