Cost Management Professional

3 weeks ago


Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom Turner & Townsend Group Full time

The Turner & Townsend Group is seeking a highly skilled Cost Management Professional to join our team. As a Senior Cost Leadership Role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality cost management services to our clients.

This role involves working with clients across various sectors, including real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. You will be part of a global team with over 10,000 people in 50 countries, providing cost and commercial management services to major programmes and projects.

We are looking for an individual who can demonstrate excellent leadership skills, strategic thinking, and strong technical expertise in cost management. Your ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues will be essential in driving the success of our business.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To perform the role of 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

Scope:

As a Senior Cost Leadership Role, you will be responsible for managing commissions of varying sizes, depending on the complexity of the project. Typically, projects fall within the £10m to £50m range.

  • Coaching junior staff, including allocating roles and responsibilities to ensure effective cost management on all projects
  • Advising clients on feasibility studies
  • Advising clients on their procurement options
  • Managing the estimating and cost planning stages, including presenting the final cost plan to the client
  • Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, producing the preliminaries, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents, utilising the relevant cost management tools and services
  • Conducting the role of contract administrator, including dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
  • Taking personal responsibility for peer reviewing cost allowances and carrying out valuations on larger projects
  • Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
  • Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
  • Interfacing with the client, Project Manager, and other consultants, at all project stages
  • Work collaboratively with Turner and Townsend's project management team during project delivery
  • Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
  • Utilising our full suite of bespoke digital cost management tools and services
  • Implementing our Embodied Carbon Calculator, a bespoke carbon accounting tool, to produce carbon footprint reports
  • Supporting the execution of our NewLeaf strategy
  • Management of internal fees, internal job costing and resourcing requirements

Marketing and Business Development:

  • Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager
  • Developing and maintaining a professional network of peers and potential clients
  • Leading bid submissions
  • Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved
  • Being involved in extracurricular activities including external groups, attending networking and CPD events

Internal Management Accountabilities:

  • Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
  • Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved
  • Lead in the support, development, and mentorship of junior staff members
  • Management of projects on D365

Salary: The salary for this role is approximately £85,000 - £110,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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