Cost Manager – Real Estate

Company Description

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.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Our Cost Management team in Madrid are looking for a Cost Manager to work on exciting developments in the Real Estate sector and continue to grow our business in Spain.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• The Cost Manager will work as part of our Real Estate cost management on commissions across Spain, the role will most likely be client office based.
• Commissions will vary from large multi – year frameworks to shorter periods of advisory support and the individual should be prepared to be part of a large team or act as the key day to day contact point with the client, with support from the wider team.
• Typical activities include working with the client team to develop estimates, benchmarking reports, cost planning, pre and post contract administration activities for our clients, including;

1. Cost planning
2. Benchmarking
3. Report writing
4. Pre and Post Contract Administration
5. Procurement (knowledge of public procurement would be beneficial)
6. Change control
7. Post Contract Cost Control
8. Value Management and Engineering
9. Final account

Qualifications

• Qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 5 years relevant work experience
• You will be expected to be numerate and computer literate, highly competent in the use of Microsoft Excel and contract administration software.
• Familiar and have experience of both pre and post contract roles, including cost planning, procurement, contract formation, post contract cost control, contract administration, value management / engineering, risk management and final accounts.
• previous proven experience in a cost management environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Spanish and English languages

Additional Information

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.

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