Data Centre Cost Management Lead

Turner & Townsend alinea; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is a leading management consultancy delivering cost and project management services to global clients from its London base. The role focuses on cost management, procurement, and post-contract cost control across large real estate and infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will be degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying with MRICS status or working towards it, bringing UK cost management experience and excellent client-facing communication to drive value for clients

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying.
• MRICS qualified or working towards.
• UK Cost Management experience within the 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

Cost management

Tendering

Client facing

Communication

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS qualification or working towards

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a leading management consultancy delivering cost and project management services to global clients from its London base. The role focuses on cost management, procurement, and post-contract cost control across large real estate and infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will be degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying with MRICS status or working towards it, bringing UK cost management experience and excellent client-facing communication to drive value for clients