Senior Cost Manager - High End Residential

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company based in Greater London is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to support projects in the High End Residential sector. The role involves managing project costs, preparing feasibility studies, and interfacing with clients. Ideal candidates are degree qualified in Quantity Surveying with MRICS accreditation and have experience in the Real Estate sector. We promote a healthy work-life balance and are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• UK Cost Management experience within the Real Estate/Property sector.
• Experience working on larger projects.
• Experience working on new build and fit-out projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist with feasibility studies and procurement reports.
• Estimate and plan costs, present the final cost plan.
• Manage tendering and pre-qualification, and produce post-contract cost reports.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Client facing experience

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS qualified

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Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Cost Manager to join our London-based Developer Team, supporting projects across the High End Residential Sector,

Our team undertakes a diverse range of projects for notable public sector organisations, including the refurbishment of listed buildings, social housing and office fit-out projects.

Our projects range from complex small-scale initiatives to large new builds, each presenting unique challenges and requiring sector expertise. This diversity provides individuals with opportunities to develop their knowledge, experience, and skills.

Role 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

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying
• MRICS qualified
• 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.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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

Equal Opportunity Statement

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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