Job Description
Cost Manager
Job ID 207334
Posted 23-Sep-2025
Role type Full-time
Areas of Interest Quantity Surveying
Location(s) London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Overview
Main purpose of role
To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions.
To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added cost management service.
Scope
Senior Cost Managers handle commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project, etc. For example a Senior Cost Manager might be the Commission Manager for a £15m construction project or have commissioning responsibilities for a £50m package of a much larger overall contract.
Key Accountabilities
* 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, enquiry, 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
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)
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