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Cost manager/project quantity surveyor - construction

Manchester
Turner & Townsend
Project quantity surveyor
Posted: 27 April
Offer description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to deliver 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, and together we provide the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets worldwide.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com


Job Description

Turner & Townsend has an exciting opportunity for a Cost Manager to join our Manchester Real Estate team to help guide our clients and their professional teams on a number of exciting and iconic projects across the Northwest. You’ll have a real desire and commitment to understand how the builders of the past put together their buildings and what that means for modern contractors. You’ll work on a day‑to‑day basis with leading conservators, architects and engineers to ensure that the client and contractor deliver the best value for money – advising all parties on the best solutions from a qualitative and commercial perspective.


Key Accountabilities

* Assist in feasibility studies and write procurement reports
* Estimate and cost plan, producing and presenting the final cost plan
* Tender and procure, including managing the pre‑qualification stage
* Effectively deal with post‑contract cost variances and the change control processes
* Take personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate cost checking and valuation
* Produce monthly post‑contract cost reports and present them to the client
* Input into value engineering
* Negotiate and agree final accounts
* Interface with the client and other consultants at all project stages


Qualifications


Experience and Skills

* 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


Company Values Statement

We endeavour to create a work environment that reflects the culture of the company, and we encourage every member of our staff to embrace our commitment to be professional, quality driven, goal orientated, customer focused, continuously improving, flexible, open & integrated.


Company Vision

To become the leading global provider of professional services to the natural resources, infrastructure and property markets, rewarded for the value we create.

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.

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

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 e‑mail 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.

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