Associate Cost Manager - Health, Science & Education

Overview

Manage cost planning, procurement and control for health, science & education projects

Key Responsibilities

• cost management
• client interface
• cost reporting
• tendering
• value engineering
• cost valuation

Tasks

-To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre contract to handover. -Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages. -Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client. -Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, creating preliminaries, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents. -Where appropriate, leading junior members of the cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on their project accountabilities. -Inputting into value engineering. -Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager. -Negotiating and agreeing final accounts. -Actively contributes and supports technical thought leadership and contributes to IP -Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place. -Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan. -To perform the role of the Associate Cost Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery or acting as a key element of a wider project team on larger or more complex projects

Requirements

• costx
• mrics
• quantity surveying
• two-stage
• jct
• negotiation

What You Bring

-Experience of working on projects delivered via Two-Stage tendering -Commercially aware with excellent negotiation, communication and organisational skills -Ability to lead clients through different stages of projects from feasibility through to completion -Experience of producing monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client -Experience of working with JCT and NEC contracts -The candidate will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the risks, challenges and opportunities facing public-sector healthcare bodies -Experience of managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively -Knowledge of and experience in the healthcare and/or education sectors -Experience managing high value and complex projects within a consultancy environment -Knowledge of contract administration, value engineering and lifecycle costing -Experience of using CostX or similar measurement software -Ability to effectively negotiate and agree final accounts -Batchelors degree or Masters in Quantity Surveying or equivalent -Demonstrable experience of interfacing with key stakeholders and being “client-facing” in the role of Associate Cost Manager -Accredited MRICS member

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About Turner & Townsend Alinea

-Join forces with a global advisory leader to shake up real‑estate cost management. -Grew on backbone of bold city skyscrapers and landmark estates—from the Shard to Battersea Power Station and Wimbledon grounds. -Drives high‑stakes projects across sectors like data centres, life sciences labs, tall commercial towers and mixed‑use regeneration. -Takes cost control beyond numbers: digital tools and technical firepower fuel value‑led delivery in complex builds. -Packed with specialist micro‑teams—for façades, MEP, infrastructure and utilities—the London arm brings niche depth. -Blends boutique expertise with global muscle: a disruptive hybrid serving developer, investor and end‑user needs. -Anchored in capital’s skyline, yet stretching into transport, health, education, energy and hospitality projects.

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