Senior Data Centre Cost Lead

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is a leading global professional services provider with expertise in cost and project management across real estate and infrastructure. This role focuses on delivering robust cost management from feasibility through post-contract cost reporting for large-scale projects.

You will work with clients and consultants at all stages, lead a cost management team, and apply value engineering to improve outcomes while pursuing new business opportunities.

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

Client facing

Communication skills

Education

Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying

MRICS qualified or working towards

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a leading global professional services provider with expertise in cost and project management across real estate and infrastructure. This role focuses on delivering robust cost management from feasibility through post-contract cost reporting for large-scale projects.

You will work with clients and consultants at all stages, lead a cost management team, and apply value engineering to improve outcomes while pursuing new business opportunities.