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Turner & Townsend

Cost Manager (NRM1)

London
Posted 4 months ago
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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 realise 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 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

Turner and Townsend have recently been appointed as the Programme Delivery Partner for a leading health programme across the UK.

The programme aims to build and refurbish hospitals across the UK, improving access to modern healthcare. Following a strategic review in September 2024, the government has rebalanced hospital schemes with secured funding in five-year waves.

As the programme delivery partner, we are mobilising a team with a range of professional and technical capabilities across project, cost, programme and other specialist roles.

We've got multiple roles within our Cost function that we're looking to fill, one of them being a Cost Manager with NRM1/2 knowledge and experience.

Core Personal Attributes

  • Actively fosters “One Business” culture, encouraging programme wide collaboration and inclusive ways of working.
  • Works proactively across all areas of the programme delivering excellence across all cost management & estimating functions.
  • NRM1 used to prepare consistent and accurate cost estimates and elemental cost plans for capital building projects, providing a structured methodology for cost management.
  • Experience of working within programmes of transformation and/or major projects with significant scale and complexity.
  • Able to build trust across all internal and external stakeholders.
  • Active supporter of continuous improvement and active learning across complex stakeholder environments.
  • Experience in dealing with complex and challenging situations.
  • Acts calmly to resolve issues and conflicts in a pragmatic and non-adversarial way.
  • Team leadership and management.

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Client General

  • Work closely with function leads (Precontract, Post Contract, Data, Tools & Policies and Risk) providing cost management & estimating expertise.
  • Support scheme delivery to maintain control of the approved baseline including cost assurance, supporting resolution of commercial matters, risk review and verification of data.
  • Assure scheme performance with the effective use of client policies, driving excellence in cost management.
  • Provide high quality outputs and alignment to the cost management estimating function tasks and outputs.
  • Delivering excellence across all areas of activity to the complete satisfaction of client and wider stakeholders.

Client Specific Activities

  • Contribute to the adoption of all client created tools and products, including development of all to enable enhanced future performance.
  • Develop a close working relationship with scheme leads, Trusts and their Advisors ensuring high degree of compliance with client processes, tools, assurance and products.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development of client initiatives and tasks.
  • Support client ambition to lever cost savings and improving cost predictability.
  • Engage with Trusts, their respective Cost Consultants and Contractors to build and maintain robust cost management and reporting.
  • Provide detailed cost analysis and reporting to support commercial decision making.
  • Identify the cost of and contribute to the management of risk (both threats and opportunities).
  • Support business case review including input to client governance.
  • Support Delivery Project Leads in the verification of scheme cost status and reporting.
  • Contribute to change control including the cost assessment of changes.

Regional Health Sector Involvement (to be discussed)

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  • Contribute to the national health sector team and growth plan.
  • Engage with regional team providing guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.
  • Participate in networking and pursuits.
  • Attendance at events to network, develop brand and raise profile.

Qualifications

  • Experience using NRM1/2 across projects of different scale.
  • Relevant technical qualification with demonstrable track record in delivering major projects and programmes of significant value and complexity.
  • Strong client-focused approach with excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • Working towards or holding an applicable professional qualification.
  • Experience in construction consultancy, healthcare/life science projects, or digital software for project management is advantageous.

Additional Information

  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
  • Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
  • It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
  • Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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