Cost Engineer (Life Sciences/Pharma/Data Centres)

Turner & Townsend; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an experienced Cost Engineering Professional to join their dynamic team. You will play a crucial role in establishing processes and tools for cost and schedule management in high-stakes projects within life sciences and data centres. Your expertise will guide project delivery, ensuring adherence to budget and timelines while collaborating with a remote team of cost managers. This role offers the opportunity to influence significant projects and contribute to innovative solutions in a supportive and flexible work environment. If you thrive on challenges and are motivated to drive value for clients, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for career growth

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls, especially in life sciences or data centres.
• Ability to evaluate information critically and determine corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline.
• Lead the evaluation of project time, cost, and quality targets.

Skills

Project controls

Data analysis

MS Office

Primavera P6

Time management

Teamwork

Risk evaluation

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

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

Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centres, Life Sciences, Pharma, R&D facilities, Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics sectors globally.

Job Objectives

As an experienced Cost Engineering Professional in life sciences or data centres, you will establish the required processes, templates and tools, and agree the baseline for cost and schedule, whilst monitoring performance against it and incorporating the impacts of risk, opportunities and change in a controlled manner. In order to do this, you will:

1. Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators, recommend remedial actions to drive value for the client.
2. Lead the evaluation of the project’s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls as necessary for successful delivery.
3. Collaborate with a remote team of cost managers to reach an agreed, market-tested cost baseline and ensure client value.
4. Guide and influence the general contractor to progress in line with schedule and within cash flow parameters.
5. Act as the main contact to the client, resolving delivery and commercial issues, and preparing reports on time, cost, and quality.
6. Control costs using knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, contingency principles, and procurement principles.
7. Create or work within a cost report, summarizing financials in an executive dashboard.
8. Understand and lead change management processes, providing a platform for adding, tracking, monitoring, and approving changes.
9. Coordinate planning sessions and workshops to develop the master project schedule, establishing baselines and critical path.
10. Understand procurement principles, manage lead times, and communicate prioritization of materials and equipment to meet schedules.
11. Work closely with the client to define vendor schedule requirements.
12. Participate in risk evaluations, incorporating risks into Monte Carlo simulations for quantitative impacts.
13. Stay informed on project changes, communicate updates, and facilitate approvals.
14. Hold vendors accountable for schedule updates, ensuring schedules adhere to process and quality standards.

Qualifications

Skills Required

• Proven experience in project controls, including program, risk, and reporting, especially in life sciences or data centres.
• Ability to determine corrective actions based on data analysis and evaluate information critically.
• Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6.
• Commitment to excellent service.
• Reliability, autonomy, and teamwork skills.
• Strong time management, quick thinking, and deadline adherence.
• Motivated, driven, and capable of independent work.

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 promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and committed to inclusion. We encourage applications from all community sectors.

Learn more at www.turnerandtownsend.com.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, as applicable.

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