Cost & Commercial Manager (NEC) - Hospital Construction

TURNER & TOWNSEND; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global project management firm is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead cost management on complex projects. The ideal candidate will have a degree in construction or cost management and an MRICS qualification. Responsibilities include estimating costs, managing tenders, and interfacing with clients. Experience in healthcare or education sectors is advantageous, along with strong negotiation and cost planning skills. This role offers an inclusive work environment and the opportunity to manage significant projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare and/or education sectors is beneficial.
• Ability to lead projects from feasibility to completion.
• Demonstrable interface with key stakeholders.
• Experience in managing procurement processes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform as a Commercial Manager for project service delivery.
• Estimate and produce final cost plans.
• Manage tendering and procurement stages effectively.
• Produce monthly cost reports for clients.
• Interface with clients and consultants at all project stages.

Skills

Client-facing ability

Negotiation skills

Cost planning and estimating

Experience with NEC suite of contracts

Education

Degree in construction, cost management, or Quantity surveying

MRICS Qualification

Tools

CostX measurement software

Job description

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our 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.

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

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.