Hospital Construction Cost Management Opportunities

Turner & Townsend; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in the UK is seeking professionals to manage cost functions for healthcare projects. The ideal candidate will have experience delivering major projects, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a relevant technical qualification. Responsibilities include managing cost assurance, working with client tools, and developing strong relationships with stakeholders. This full-time position is based in Leeds.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record in delivering major projects of significant value.
• Experience in healthcare or life science projects is advantageous.
• Strong client-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost control of approved baselines.
• Contribute to client tools and products.
• Support project leads in verifying scheme cost status.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Experience in complex situations

Continuous improvement

Education

Relevant technical qualification

Professional qualification in construction consultancy

Tools

Cost management tools

Data analysis software

Job description

Turner and Townsend have recently been appointed as the Programme Delivery Partner for a leading health programme across the UK.

The programme aims to build and refurbish hospitals across the UK improving access to modern healthcare. Following a strategic review in September 2024 the government has rebalanced hospital schemes with secured funding in five-year waves.

As the programme delivery partner we are mobilising a team with a range of professional and technical capabilities across project cost programme and other specialist roles.

Weve got multiple roles within our Cost function that were looking to fill.

Core Personal Attributes

• Activelyfosters One Business culture encouraging programme wide collaboration and inclusive ways of working.
• Works proactively across all areas of the programmedelivering excellence across all cost management & estimating functions.
• Holds excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience of working within programmes of transformation and / or major projects with significant scale and complexity.
• Able build trust across all internal and external stakeholders
• Active supporter of continuous improvement and active learning across complex stakeholder environments.
• Experience in dealing with complex and challenging situations.
• Acts calmly to resolve issues and conflicts in a pragmatic and non-adversarial way.
• Team leadership and management.

Client General

• Work closely with function leads (Precontract Post Contract Data Tools & Policies and Risk) providing cost management & estimating expertise.
• Support scheme delivery to maintain control of the approved baseline including cost assurance supporting resolution of commercial matters risk review and verification of data.
• Assure scheme performance with the effective use of client policies driving excellence in cost management.
• Provide high quality outputs and alignment to the cost management estimating function tasks and outputs.
• Delivering excellence across all areas of activity to the complete satisfaction of clientand wider stakeholders.

Client Specific Activities

• Contribute to the adoption of all clientcreated tools and products including development of all to enable enhanced future performance.
• Develop a close working relationship with scheme leads Trusts and their Advisors ensuring high degree of compliance with clientprocesses tools assurance and products.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of clientinitiatives and tasks.
• Support clientambition to lever cost savings and improving cost predictability.
• Engage with Trusts their respective Cost Consultants and Contractors to build and maintain robust cost management and reporting
• Provide detailed cost analysis and reporting to support commercial decision making
• Identify the cost of and contribute to the management of risk (both threats and opportunities)
• Support business case review including input to clientgovernance
• Support Delivery Project Leads in the verification of scheme cost status and reporting
• Contribute to change control including the cost assessment of changes

Regional Health Sector Involvement (to be discussed)

• Contribute to the London & Southeast health sector team and growth plan.
• Engage with regional team providing guidance mentorship and support to team members.
• Participate in networking and pursuits
• Attendance at events to network develop brand and raise profile.

Qualifications

• Relevant technical qualification with demonstrable track record in delivering major projects and programmes of significant value and complexity
• Strong client-focused approach with excellent stakeholder management skills
• Working towards or holding an applicable professional qualification
• Experience in construction consultancy healthcare / life science projects or digital software for project management is advantageous

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Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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

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Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills

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Department / Functional Area: Real Estate

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1