Cost & Commercial Manager (NEC) - Hospital Construction

Turner & Townsend; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global project management firm is seeking a skilled Commercial Manager to oversee cost management for complex projects. You will ensure client objectives are met, lead procurement processes, and interface with key stakeholders throughout project stages. Ideal candidates will hold a degree in construction or cost management, possess MRICS qualification, and have experience in the healthcare sector. The position is based in London and offers a supportive work environment with a focus on work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunity for personal growth

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cost management for large projects.
• Ability to lead project stages from feasibility to completion.
• Strong understanding of post-contract cost reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end service delivery as a Commercial Manager.
• Produce and present final cost plans.
• Manage procurement processes effectively.

Skills

Knowledge of healthcare sector

Client-facing capabilities

Experience with NEC contracts

Risk management abilities

Negotiation skills

Education

Degree in construction or cost management

MRICS Qualification

Tools

CostX measurement software

Job description

Overview

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Job Objectives:

Our Cost & Commercial Managers lead commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project, working on projects working on large scale projects.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

• To perform the role of the Commercial 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 is beneficial
• Ability to lead clients through different stages of projects from feasibility through to completion
• Experience of working with NEC suite of contracts
• Demonstrable experience of interfacing with key stakeholders and being “client-facing” in the role of Commercial 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

• Ideally Degree qualified in one of the following fields: construction, cost management or Quantity surveying.
• MRICS Qualification.
• 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 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/

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