Cost and Commercial Management Hospital Construction

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.

Weve got multiple roles within our Cost function that were looking to fill.

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.
• Holds excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience of working within programmes of transformation and/or major projects with significant scale and complexity.
• Able 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.

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)

• 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 :

• 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

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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.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Department / Functional Area: Real Estate
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1