Senior MEP Cost Manager - Real Estate

About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, the company transforms together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives.

Capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

Turner & Townsend is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with partners holding a significant minority interest.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an MEP Senior Cost Manager to join the Real Estate team in London, supporting clients in the delivery of projects and programmes across a variety of sectors.

The role will be responsible for leading Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) cost management activities within larger projects or delivering standalone MEP commissions, such as asset upgrade programmes.

This position requires the ability to manage multiple projects and client relationships simultaneously, working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders.

The role also includes supporting, coaching and overseeing Assistant Cost Managers and Cost Managers within the MEP team.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish early budgets and estimates
• Develop cost plans
• Support design teams in achieving budget objectives
• Manage tendering and procurement processes (single-stage and two-stage)
• Deliver post-contract reporting
• Support feasibility studies and prepare procurement reports
• Produce estimates and cost plans, including preparation and presentation of final cost plans to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage tendering and procurement activities, including pre-qualification processes for both single-stage and two-stage procurement routes
• Manage post-contract cost variations and change control processes
• Undertake cost checks and valuations, ensuring accurate and timely cost management and reporting
• Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports
• Contribute to value engineering and cost optimisation initiatives
• Negotiate and agree final accounts
• Collaborate with clients, consultants and project stakeholders throughout all project stages
• Lead cost management teams and support the successful delivery of project objectives and responsibilities where appropriate
• Support the development of colleagues
• Support the advancement of MEP digital systems and tools
• Promote MEP capabilities across Turner & Townsend
• Engage with the wider MEP community, including engineers, contractors and manufacturers

Requirements

Experience and Skills:

• Proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle
• Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) or working towards
• Degree or HNC level qualification
• Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time
• Experience in delivering MEP elements of work for clients
• Knowledge and contacts within the MEP supply chain (tier 1 and below)
• Utilising digital software for delivery of cost management services
• Commercially astute with good negotiation skills
• Excellent people person and great communicator, both client facing and team based
• Strong understanding of MEP systems and supply chains
• Ability to collaborate effectively with contractors and specialist supply chain partners

About Working Here

Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. The company promotes a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. The company celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

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