Job Description Turner & Townsend alinea is currently recruiting for a Cambridge based Cost Manager or Senior Cost Manager to join our Real Estate team.
Commission Management, to include: • Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports • Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate involving Turner & Townsend's specialist Value Management team • Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan • Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, inquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively • Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively • Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively • Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client • Value engineering and life cycle costing • Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed • Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages • Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities Marketing and business development, to include: • Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients • Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities • Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work • Attending 'beauty parades' with Assistant Directors and Directors • Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients Internal management accountabilities, to include: • Staff management (where appropriate) – Inputting into the formal management of an Assistant Cost Manager or small cost management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals Qualifications Ideally Degree qualified in one of the following fields: construction, cost management or Quantity surveying Ideally MRICS Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering Additional Information Our inspired people share our vision and mission.
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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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