Job 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

We are seeking an experienced Senior or Associate Cost Manager (Estimating) to join our team in London. This is a permanent position offering the opportunity to lead cost estimation and financial planning for data centre projects. The successful applicant will play a crucial role in developing accurate cost models, managing project budgets, and providing strategic financial insights to support business decision-making within our dynamic data centre operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of conceptual estimates, feasibility studies, order-of-cost estimates, elemental cost plans, and detailed estimates for data centre projects.
• Develop and maintain detailed estimating models covering building, infrastructure, CSA, MEP, power, and specialist data centre systems.
• Produce cost benchmarks and cost intelligence using internal and external market data.
• Analyse design information and assess cost impacts associated with capacity requirements, redundancy strategies, phasing, and technical specifications.
• Evaluate cost risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support investment decisions through the provision of robust commercial advice and scenario modelling.
• Provide cost inputs for business cases, capital expenditure approvals, and project gateway reviews.
• Lead estimating deliverables across all design stages, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and quality.
• Monitor market trends affecting labour, materials, equipment, and supply chains within the data centre sector.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in estimating, cost planning, or quantity surveying within a consultancy, client-side, or contractor environment.
• Strong understanding of construction cost drivers and estimating methodologies.
• Experience producing detailed cost plans and estimates through all design stages.
• Demonstrable experience on data centre, mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, energy, or other highly serviced technical projects.
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• MRICS qualified, or working towards professional accreditation.

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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