Senior Cost Manager - Real Estate

Overview

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, transforming outcomes that improve people’s lives. 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.,

with a significant minority interest held by our partners. Turner & Townsend and CBRE collaborate to provide clients with premier programme, project and cost management offerings worldwide. Please visit our website:

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to transform outcomes that improve people’s lives. We 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., 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:

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 10,000 people in 50 countries. Collaborating with our clients across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, we specialise in major programmes, programme management, cost and commercial management, net zero and digital solutions. We are passionate about making a difference and transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

As well as helping organisations deliver and integrate new assets quickly and efficiently, we help set asset strategies that support corporate objectives. We also work with clients to create safe and comfortable environments which are inexpensive to maintain, sustainable and practical to conduct business from.

OUR CORE VALUES To support and progress our values, we:

• Develop a market leading suite of bespoke digital tools to deliver our market leading cost management services:
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• Champion a diverse workforce and culture
• Offer role development and advancement opportunities
• Set out our New Leaf strategy, commitment to social value and environmental issues
• Provide opportunities for professional development (working with industry leading professionals, RICS Chartership development support, NEC accreditation)
• Offer independence with multidisciplinary collaboration and support where needed

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance and supports personal interests, including sports teams and social networks.

• To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery
• To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service

Senior Cost Managers handle commissions of varying sizes, typically within the £10m to £50m range depending on project complexity.

Commission Management

• Coaching junior staff, including allocating roles and responsibilities to ensure effective cost management on all projects
• Advising clients on feasibility studies and procurement options
• Managing estimating and cost planning stages, including presenting the final cost plan to the client
• Tendering and procuring activities, including managing pre-qualification, tender lists, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender reports and contractual documents, utilising relevant tools and platforms
• Contract administration, including handling post-contract cost variances and change control processes
• Peer reviewing cost allowances and carrying out valuations on larger projects to ensure…