Senior Cost Manager - Health
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Company Description
Our ambition, as Turner & Turner alinea, is to become the undisputed number one Cost Consultant in London. A data-led digital cost consultancy and an authority on the economics of sustainability, combining alinea's distinctive approach, Turner & Townsend's leading digital platform and our combined talent.
Supported by our clear vision to disrupt the market by transforming service quality through a strong focus on cost advice, a platform of specialists and a personable approach. This unique environment provides an opportunity for our people to develop their skills as well as their careers, supported by access to a learning and development programme that is second to none.
- A unique joint force that will disrupt real estate cost management in London
- A data and digital led business, with an authority on the economics of sustainability, that will take our service to the next level
- A wide, diverse and exciting portfolio of sectors and clients, which means we will be stronger together
- Market leading practice that is focused on transforming performance and creating great results for our Clients and People, in a fun and exciting environment where people are proud to work
- A strong strategic and cultural fit with an ingrained entrepreneurial spirit
- You can realise your career ambitions faster with London's cost consultancy of choice
Job Description
Turner & Townsend alinea is currently recruiting for a London based Senior Cost Manager or Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Health team working on major fit out and development projects for Health projects in both public and private sector organisations.
With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on immediate London based commissions, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend alinea.
This role is client facing, working within a professional and ambitious team, where you will receive excellent support.
JOB OBJECTIVES:
Senior Cost Managers lead commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. Our Senior Cost Managers work on projects ranging from £1m to over £300m.
MAIN PURPORSE OF ROLE
- To perform the role of the Senior Cost 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 from pre-contract to handover.
KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Detailed knowledge of and experience in the healthcare sector (public and private) is essential, and particularly in acute hospitals through the full project lifecycle (Strategic Outline Case to Final Accounts and Defects Periods)
- Experience of healthcare master planning/strategic estate development and capital cost planning for business case compilation
- Experience in P21+/P22 cost advisor roles is essential covering new build and refurbishment, minor works and major projects and during pre-construction and construction stages
- Experience of taking an effective lead on Two-Stage Tender agreements with strong negotiation and organisational skills
- Detailed experience of working with JCT and NEC contracts, with JCT contract administration experience desirable
- Demonstrable experience in NHS client-facing roles at all levels (including Directors of Estates/Strategy and Planning/Capital Development to Trust stakeholders and service commissioners)
- The candidate will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the risks, challenges and opportunities facing public-sector healthcare bodies
- Experience of using CostX or similar measurement software
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
- 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.
- Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager.
- 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.
- Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
- Inputting into value engineering.
- Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
- Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
- Where appropriate, leading junior members of the cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on their project accountabilities.
Qualifications
- A 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 successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.
- Ideally experience of working on in heath / healthcare projects
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/
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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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