Consultant - Cost Assurance

Turner & Townsend Plc.; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Consultant to join their Cost Assurance team. This role involves analyzing construction costs, improving supply chain efficiency, and fostering strong client relationships. You will be instrumental in delivering impactful findings and recommendations while working collaboratively in a dynamic team environment. The company values diversity and promotes a healthy work-life balance, making it an ideal place for those who wish to grow professionally while contributing to meaningful projects that enhance society. If you are passionate about problem-solving and making a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis and report writing is essential.
• Understanding of construction contracts and cost management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver successful Cost Assurance commissions and support junior team members.
• Review contractor systems and analyze complex construction contracts.

Skills

Data analysis

Time management

Report writing

Construction industry knowledge

Contract Management (NEC3)

Tools

Data visualization tools

Job 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.

Do you enjoy problem solving? Are you commercially minded? And do you want to help make tangible improvements to UK society? If so, Turner & Townsend could be for you.

We are currently seeking a personable, enthusiastic, and energetic individual to join our specialist Cost Assurance team to look after our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and our clients.

You will be a Consultant within our UK Infrastructure business working within our specialist Cost Assurance team to help review and scrutinise actual incurred cost and help drive supply chain improvement and efficiency for a range of major programmes and projects. The main purpose of the role is;

• Deliver successful Cost Assurance commissions
• Working in teams of variable sizes and providing support to more junior members to allow them to develop and grow
• Inputting into the development of the service line by contributing to bids and the ongoing refinement of internal training and information about the service

Key responsibilities:

• Review construction contractor systems, controls and processes to provide a view on their ways of working, using intelligence from around the industry to build a view on best practice.
• Analysis and understanding of complex construction contracts.
• Plan financial audits by understanding our Clients’ objectives and risk areas, as well as the supply chains’ structure, policies and processes
• Performing testing of data and information using smart techniques and tools such as data visualisation and trend / pattern analysis.
• Production of findings reports that deliver key findings, recommendations and messages in a succinct and professional manner.
• Fostering good quality working relationships with clients and those being reviewed built around trust and professionalism.
• Assisting the maintenance of internal systems to make sure commission and financial management is compliant with business process.

Qualifications

Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:

• Data analysis – ability to review and draw insights from large quantities of data in various formats
• Time management – working in a team environment and handling a variable workload through peaks and troughs
• Assessment of accuracy and entitlement to costs – e.g. certification of application for payment or review of invoices
• Report writing – communicating complex messages succinctly to maximise impact
• Construction industry technical matters - such as disallowed cost areas, calculation of pain/gain amounts etc.
• Contract Management - NEC3 (Option C, E) preferred

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.