Overview In this role you will own end-to-end cost management delivery for commissions, ensuring client objectives are met through accurate cost planning, tendering, and post-contract cost control. You will work within a cross-functional project team to support asset strategies and value engineering, leveraging bespoke digital tools like The Hive. The opportunity focuses on delivering efficient, sustainable cost management across healthcare, education, HT&M, and retail banking projects. You will play a key part in Turner & Townsend’s NewLeaf and ESG initiatives, contributing to a collaborative, high-performing culture.
Pay / Benefits - professional development opportunities (RICS/NEC)
- flexible working environment
- inclusive culture and diversity
- opportunities for advancement
- supportive leadership
- independent multidisciplinary collaboration
Responsibilities - Commission management across feasibility, cost planning and final cost presentation
- Tendering and procurement activities including tender analysis and contract documents
- Contract administration and handling post-contract cost variances and change control
- Cost checks, valuations, and timely reporting using Cost Control App
- Value engineering input and final accounts negotiation
- Client interfacing and collaboration with project managers and consultants
- Leading a cost management team where applicable
- Utilising The Hive suite and related cost management tools for benchmarking and reporting
- Supporting NewLeaf strategy and internal knowledge sharing
- Managing internal fees, resourcing, and team development
- Business development activities and maintaining professional networks
- Producing monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting to clients
Key requirements - Proven track record in cost management/quantity surveying across full project lifecycle
- Ideally professionally qualified (RICS or similar)
- Degree or HNC level qualification
- Autonomy, initiative, and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Confident, professional, highly organised, and collaborative
- Ability to work under pressure and build cross-business relationships
- Chartered status in progress or achieved
- Autonomy and self-motivation
- Strong organisation and prioritisation
- Collaboration across teams
- Cost management / quantity surveying
- Tendering and procurement
- Contract administration
