About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager to join our Cost and Commercial Management team and play a key role in delivering major Corporate Occupier projects, ranging from large-scale developments to multi-million-pound programmes. This is a strategic position within the Commercial Management Office (CMO), where the successful applicant will work closely with client teams as a trusted advisor. The role provides the opportunity to influence project outcomes from the earliest stages, supporting the successful delivery of complex projects and programmes.
Responsibilities
- Deliver Cost and Commercial Management services, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery across large, complex and major projects.
- Provide strategic advice during project inception, including guidance on delivery approaches that support the achievement of client objectives.
- Lead the development of project success criteria, including cost, schedule, technical and performance requirements.
- Produce benchmarking and cost intelligence, supporting the adoption of digital tools and systems to improve commercial efficiency.
- Plan for and oversee the management of quality, health, safety and environmental requirements.
- Establish effective project governance, processes and systems throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provide advice on the procurement of project resources.
- Lead and facilitate collaboration across multidisciplinary project teams.
- Monitor performance and apply appropriate management techniques, including the use of KPIs to enhance project outcomes.
- Manage change control processes as required.
- Monitor project finances and provide commercial advice and recommendations.
- Manage the flow of project information between stakeholders through regular meetings, reporting and written communications.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the client on a day-to-day basis, ensuring objectives are achieved and projects are delivered within agreed cost, schedule and quality parameters.
- Deliver services ranging from strategic advisory support to detailed project reporting.
- Fulfil SOX control responsibilities where applicable.
- Apply risk management principles and methodologies appropriately across projects and programmes.
- Ensure compliance with corporate governance, business systems, quality standards and risk management requirements.
- Provide timely and informed contributions to the annual budget-setting process.
- Support the delivery of strategic initiatives as assigned by business leadership.
- Ensure all project, financial and business information is maintained accurately, securely and up to date.
Requirements
- 8 - 10 years working experience as a Project/Senior Cost/Commercial Manager on large projects.
- Extensive experience in project control / commercial management is essential.
- Extensive experience in Capital Planning, collaborating with PMO teams to develop commercial strategies.
- Detailed working knowledge of proprietary cost management systems.
- The ability to ‘win’ clients through strong business development skills.
- The ability to lead and mentor a team, enabling strong training and development for junior staff members.
- Understanding of information management systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good knowledge of Word, ability to edit and create professional documents.
- Experience in Excel, able to create pivot tables, and complex calculations and graphs.
- Knowledge of PowerPoint, able to craft quality presentations using standard templates.
- Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) or working towards.
Skills
- Cost Management
- Commercial Management
- Project Control
- Capital Planning
- Business Development
- Team Leadership
- Mentoring
- Information Management Systems
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Risk Management
- SOX control responsibilities
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8 - 10 years
Education Level
- Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) or working towards
Benefits
- Great place to work
- Opportunity and voice to affect change
- Support for success in work and life
- Healthy, productive and flexible working environment
- Respects work-life balance
About the Company
- Turner & 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.
- Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
- 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 & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
