Cost Manager - Mixed Use Real Estate
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Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend are looking for Cost Managers to join our dynamic award winning, Cost Management team in our London Office, working within Turner & Townsend alinea's Real Estate team.
There are long term secured frameworks with national and regional organisations within the following sectors - Residential, Mixed Use, Offices and Life Sciences.
You will have a fantastic opportunity to progress within our business and receive professional investment from the company as well as a competitive salary and benefits package including buying or selling up to five days annual leave. There will also be the opportunity to support internal business initiatives and development, in order to offer our people an all-round exposure to the business. You must be able to demonstrate consultancy experience and have professional membership of the RICS (or working towards this).
Job Objectives
- Commercial delivery of a variety of projects
- Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
- Cost Management of a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
- Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
- Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
- Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
- Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.
- Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
- Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
- Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
Qualifications
- A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle
- Degree or HNC level qualification
- Professionally qualified (or working towards) is desired (MRICS or similar)
- Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.
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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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