Cost Manager - Data Centre

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London, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
Professional Services • Real Estate • Consulting
Delivering impactful projects and programmes across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.
The Role
Lead cost management for data centre projects including feasibility, cost planning, tendering, post-contract cost control, valuations, monthly reporting, value engineering, final account negotiation, client and consultant liaison, team leadership, bid support, and continuous improvement of cost management processes and database inputs.
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Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is a leading management consultancy provider in the Data Centre sector. Leveraging our skills, processes, and knowledge, we offer industry-leading services to our clients. Our extensive experience and databank enable us to deliver proactive, value-added solutions across all facets of the sector, working with Global Tech Clients.

  • Assist with feasibility studies and procurement reports
  • Estimate and plan costs, present the final cost plan
  • Manage tendering, pre-qualification, tender list, preliminaries, analysis, and reports
  • Handle post-contract cost variances and change control
  • Conduct cost checks and valuations, ensuring accuracy
  • Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports
  • Input into value engineering
  • Negotiate and agree on final accounts
  • Interface with clients and consultants at all project stages
  • Lead cost management team, ensuring accountability 
  • Identify new business opportunities with existing clients
  • Assist in producing bid documentation
  • Improve cost management procedures, templates, and products
  • Ensure key information and learnings are input into the internal database
  • Track financial management using FMS
  • Identify and refer ideas for process improvement
  • Assess commission management quality and efficiency

Qualifications

  • Degree or equivalent in Cost Management / Quantity Surveying
  • Chartered with the RICS, or equivalent
  • Strong measurement and cost planning expertise (NRM2)
  • JCT / NEC / FIDIC experience
  • Commercially astute with good negotiation skills
  • Excellent people person and great communicator, both internal and external

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
 

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

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Skills Required

  • Degree or equivalent in Cost Management or Quantity Surveying
  • Chartered membership with RICS or equivalent
  • Strong measurement and cost planning expertise (NRM2)
  • Experience with JCT, NEC, and FIDIC contract forms
  • Commercially astute with strong negotiation skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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The Company
HQ: Leeds, England
17,263 Employees
Year Founded: 1950

What We Do

Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes. Together with our clients, we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

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