Lead Cost Manager - Real Estate & Data Centre Projects

Turner & Townsend; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager in the United Kingdom to support real estate, infrastructure and data centre projects. The role covers feasibility, cost planning, tendering, post-contract cost reporting and value engineering across new build and fit-out works.

You will work with clients and consultants, lead a cost management team, and identify opportunities to improve processes and profitability.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying.
• MRICS qualification 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

Quantity Surveying

MRICS

Client facing

UK Real Estate

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager in the United Kingdom to support real estate, infrastructure and data centre projects. The role covers feasibility, cost planning, tendering, post-contract cost reporting and value engineering across new build and fit-out works.

You will work with clients and consultants, lead a cost management team, and identify opportunities to improve processes and profitability.