Cost Manager & Project QS — Construction

Sccsinternational; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Project Quantity Surveyor to join our Manchester Real Estate team on a full-time basis. The role focuses on cost management, feasibility, cost planning, procurement, and post-contract cost control for high-profile projects.

You will work with clients, architects, engineers and contractors to ensure value for money and robust commercial outcomes across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle.
• Ideally professionally qualified (RICS or similar).
• Degree or HNC level qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage.
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• 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.
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.

Skills

Proven track record in cost management

Education

Degree or HNC level qualification

RICS or similar qualification desired

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Project Quantity Surveyor to join our Manchester Real Estate team on a full-time basis. The role focuses on cost management, feasibility, cost planning, procurement, and post-contract cost control for high-profile projects.

You will work with clients, architects, engineers and contractors to ensure value for money and robust commercial outcomes across the project lifecycle.