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Job Location drjobs

Edinburgh - UK

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Turner & Townsend has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Manager to join our UK Real Estate team to help guide our clients and their professional teams on several exciting and iconic projects across the UK.

Main Purpose of Role

  • 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 postcontract delivery. Interfacing and building relationships with consultant and client teams will be key.
  • You will also become a key part of our digital transformation of cost management utilising our industry leading digital software.
  • 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.

Scope

Our Senior Cost Managers handle commissions of varying sizes but will typically lead on projects ranging from 1050m with appropriate support depending on the complexity of the commission. The successful candidate will also directly support Directors in the delivery of some of the most highprofile projects in the region.

Role Objectives

  • Pre and postcontract duties including preparation of cost estimates procurement and tendering contract administration variation final account etc.
  • Completing feasibility studies.
  • Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
  • Tendering and procurement activity including managing the prequalification stage producing the tender list preliminaries tender analysis tender report and compiling contract documents
  • Taking responsibility for timely and accurate financial reporting and valuations
  • Interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages
  • Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
  • Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts
  • Contribute to the development of the wider team providing the benefit of your experience to those in junior roles.

Qualifications :

  • A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle
  • Ideally professionally qualified (RICS or similar)
  • Degree or HNC level qualification
  • Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.

Skills Required

  • Good knowledge of construction methods and procurement routes.
  • sound knowledge of various forms of contract (JCT/NEC).
  • Excellent measurement and cost planning expertise including use of NRM.
  • Commercially astute with demonstrable negotiation and communication skills.
  • Team oriented.


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

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review. 


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Fulltime

Employment Type

Full-time

Department / Functional Area

Real Estate

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