Senior Cost Manager, Cost and Commercial Management - Corporate Occupier

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 transform 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 looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager to join our Cost and Commercial Management team and contribute to delivery across major Corporate Occupier projects ranging into the £millions. This is a strategic role within the Commercial Management Office (CMO) where you will act as a trusted advisor, embedded within the client team. You will help shape project outcomes from the earliest stages to ensure successful delivery across major projects and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Cost and Commercial Management Services with end-to-end responsibility for large, complex and mega projects.
• Advise at a strategic level at project conception, including recommendations on approaches to achieve client objectives.
• Lead the establishment of overall project success criteria (time, cost, technical and performance).
• Benchmarking and cost intelligence with adoption and embedment of digital tools to drive commercial efficiency.
• Plan and manage quality, safety, health and environment considerations.
• Establish effective project governance, processes and systems to be used throughout the project.
• Advise on procurement of resources.
• Lead and facilitate the cross-functional project team.
• Monitor and apply performance management techniques, including KPIs to improve project performance.
• Manage change control processes as required.
• Monitor and advise on project finances.
• Manage the flow of project information between the team and the client through regular meetings and written communications.
• Act as the day-to-day client interface, ensuring client objectives are met and projects are delivered within agreed time, cost and quality parameters.
• Provide services that may range from advisory to detailed project reporting.
• Understand risk management principles and their application to projects and programmes.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance, business systems, quality and risk management obligations.
• Contribute in a timely and informed manner to the annual budget setting process.
• Support strategic initiative outcomes as assigned by the Business Unit Director.
• Ensure essential project, financial and business data is kept up to date and secure.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience as a Project/Senior Cost/Commercial Manager on large projects.
• Extensive experience in project control and commercial management.
• Extensive experience in Capital Planning, collaborating with PMO teams to develop commercial strategies.
• Working knowledge of proprietary cost management systems.
• Ability to win clients through strong business development skills.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team, enabling training and development for junior staff.
• Understanding of information management systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong Word skills, able to edit and create professional documents.
• Experience in Excel, including pivot tables, complex calculations and graphs.
• Knowledge of PowerPoint, able to craft quality presentations using standard templates.
• Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) or working towards qualification.

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.