Cost Manager - Real Estate (Flexible Work Environment)

Turner & Townsend alinea; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Degree-educated Quantity Surveyor with MRICS (or working towards) to join our UK cost management team in Cambridge. You will handle feasibility, cost planning, tenders, post-contract cost control and final accounts, while leading a cost management group and developing opportunities with existing clients.

The role offers exposure to large-scale projects, new build and fit-out work across real estate, infrastructure and data centre sectors, with a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying
• MRICS qualification or working towards
• UK Cost Management experience within Real Estate/Property sector
• Experience working on larger projects
• Experience working on new build and fit-out projects
• Excellent communication skills and client facing

Responsibilities

• Assist with feasibility studies and procurement reports
• Estimate and plan costs, present the final cost plan
• Manage tendering, pre-qualification, tender list, preliminaries, analysis, and reports
• Handle post-contract cost variances and change control
• Conduct cost checks and valuations, ensuring accuracy
• Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports
• Input into value engineering
• Negotiate and agree on final accounts
• Interface with clients and consultants at all project stages
• Lead cost management team, ensuring accountability
• Identify new business opportunities with existing clients
• Assist in producing bid documentation
• Improve cost management procedures, templates, and products
• Ensure key information and learnings are input into the internal database
• Track financial management using FMS
• Identify and refer ideas for process improvement
• Assess commission management quality and efficiency

Skills

Communication skills

Client facing

Cost management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS qualification or working towards

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Degree-educated Quantity Surveyor with MRICS (or working towards) to join our UK cost management team in Cambridge. You will handle feasibility, cost planning, tenders, post-contract cost control and final accounts, while leading a cost management group and developing opportunities with existing clients.

The role offers exposure to large-scale projects, new build and fit-out work across real estate, infrastructure and data centre sectors, with a strong emphasis on