OverviewTurner and Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner and Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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Job DescriptionTurner and Townsend is one of the leading management consultancy providers to the Commercial Developer sector. Using our skills, processes and knowledge, we provide industry leading services to our clients. Our extensive experience and databank of information enables us to provide a proactive, value added service to all facets of the Commercial Developer sector. This includes projects encompassing Hotels, Residential schemes and Commercial Offices. Projects range from multiple complex small projects, through to large, new build projects; each commission has its own unique challenges and requires sector expertise, thus providing individuals with the opportunity of developing their knowledge, experience and skills.

Responsibilities

Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports

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, putting the preliminaries together, 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 a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities

Marketing and business development, to include

Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager and by making effective use of the marketing database

Assisting in the production of bid documentation

Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager

Internal management accountabilities, to include

Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner and Townsend internal database

Financial management – Utilising FMS in order to keep track of the ongoing margin levels

Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager

Qualifications

Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying

MRICS qualified

UK Cost Management experience within the Real Estate/Property sector

Experience working on larger projects of £10m value or over (or equivalent)

Experience working on new build and fit-out projects

Excellent communication skills and client facing

Additional InformationOur 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 and 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.

Turner and Townsend policy regarding recruitment fees: It is strictly against policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency will ask candidates to pay a fee. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted are the property of Turner and Townsend.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance and Sales

Industries

Construction

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