Cost Manager​/Senior Cost Manager; MEP; Real Estate

Position: Cost Manager / Senior Cost Manager (MEP) - Real Estate
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.
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Job Description Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Intermediate MEP Cost Manager to join our busy Real Estate team in London. You will play a key role in supporting a longstanding, high-profile account with a household technology and telecommunications organisation that operates a large national estate.

What You’ll DoLead on Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) deliverables within larger projects or manage direct MEP commissions, such as asset upgrade works.

Establish early budgets, provide early estimating, and develop cost plans.

Manage design teams to budget, oversee tendering and procurement (single and two-stage), and deliver post-contract reporting.

Mentor Assistant Cost Managers and Cost Managers within the MEP team.

Collaborate with contractors and MEP supply chains, ensuring robust and effective relationships.

Support the development of MEP digital systems and tools, and promote best practices within the business and wider MEP community.

QualificationsA proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle

Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) or working towards

Degree or HNC level qualification

Ability to level and negotiate initial tender returns and issue recommendations

Experience running change control processes, including cost negotiations

Reviewing payment applications and preparing recommendations

Managing final account reconciliations

Reviewing and validating cost build-ups and rate analysis

Capability to undertake basic counts using Cost XProactive in engaging with contractors and clients when required

Ability to perform benchmarking using available data Updating and tracking the Client Workbook, which records all submitted change orders

Willingness to take on detailed, process-driven tasks to support the client’s objectives when required

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

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