Senior Cost Manager - Real Estate

Overview

Senior Cost Manager overseeing cost planning and contract delivery for UK real‑estate projects

Key Responsibilities

• cost risk
• value engineering
• financial reporting
• cost planning
• tender management
• digital costing

Tasks

-Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts -Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes -Taking responsibility for timely and accurate financial reporting and valuations -You will take responsibility for projects as a client facing representative of our business from feasibility, through the cost planning process to procurement, tendering and post-contract delivery. Interfacing and building relationships with consultant and client teams will be key. -Contribute to the development of the wider team providing the benefit of your experience to those in junior roles. -Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling contract documents -Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan -Pre and post-contract duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc. -Completing feasibility studies. -You will also become a key part of our digital transformation of cost management utilising our industry leading digital software. -Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Requirements

• degree
• rics
• construction
• jct/nec
• cost planning
• negotiation

What You Bring

-Good knowledge of construction methods and procurement routes. -sound knowledge of various forms of contract (JCT/NEC). -Degree or HNC level qualification -A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle -Excellent measurement and cost planning expertise including use of NRM. -Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time. -Ideally professionally qualified (RICS or similar) -Commercially astute with demonstrable negotiation and communication skills.

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Benefits

-You will have the opportunity to work across a range of sectors, including major City Centre developments, manufacturing, logistics and residential schemes in both the public and private sectors.

About Turner & Townsend

-Operates across various sectors, including real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources, providing comprehensive services such as construction consultancy, asset and facilities management, and environmental consultancy. -Expertise spans advisory, cost and commercial management, digital solutions, and program management, enabling them to handle complex capital projects and drive transformative change for their clients. -With over 10,000 employees in 48 countries, the company leverages local knowledge and global expertise to deliver tailored solutions for each project.

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