Cost Manager / Senior Cost Manager - Life Sciences

Turner & Townsend is seeking Cost Managers and Senior Cost Managers to join the Health, Science & Education team within the London Real Estate business. These roles will support the delivery of a Life Sciences project and may also provide opportunities to work across healthcare, education, and science sectors.
The London Cost Management Health team delivers cost management services across a range of public and private sector projects, including refurbishment schemes and large-scale healthcare developments. The team forms part of a broader Health, Education & Science practice, enabling professionals to gain experience across multiple sectors.
Turner & Townsend provides consultancy services to organisations within the Health, Science & Education sectors, supporting clients through all stages of project delivery.
Job Objectives
Senior Cost Managers may lead commissions of varying scale and complexity or contribute as part of a larger project team. Projects typically range in value from £1m to more than £300m.
Main Purpose of the Role
Deliver cost management services across the full project lifecycle or contribute as part of a wider project team on larger or more complex projects.
Support the achievement of client objectives through effective cost management from pre-contract stages through to project handover.
Experience Requirements
Knowledge of, or experience working within, the healthcare and/or education sectors.
Experience supporting projects through all stages, from feasibility to completion.
Experience working on projects procured through two-stage tendering.
Familiarity with JCT and NEC forms of contract.
Experience working directly with clients and project stakeholders in a cost management capacity.
Understanding of the risks, challenges and opportunities relevant to public sector healthcare organisations.
Experience preparing and presenting monthly post-contract cost reports.
Experience managing procurement activities, including pre-qualification, tender enquiry, tender analysis, supplier selection and contract preparation.
Ability to negotiate and agree final accounts.
Knowledge of contract administration, value engineering and lifecycle costing.
Experience using CostX or similar measurement software.
Key Accountabilities
Prepare estimates and cost plans, including the development and presentation of final cost plans.
Manage tendering and procurement activities, including pre-qualification, tender documentation, tender analysis, reporting and preparation of contract documentation.
Manage post-contract cost variations and change control processes, escalating significant changes where appropriate.
Undertake cost checks and valuations, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting.
Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports.
Contribute to value engineering activities.
Negotiate and agree final accounts.
Collaborate with clients, consultants and project stakeholders throughout project delivery.
Where required, provide guidance and coordination for junior members of the cost management team to support project delivery.
Ideally Degree qualified in one of the following fields: construction, cost management or Quantity surveying.
MRICS Qualification preferred and/or relevant experience.
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
Experience of working in Education sector projects would be advantageous.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid