Cost Manager – Health, Science & Education

Overview

In this role you deliver cost management across healthcare/education projects, supporting pre-contract to handover stages. You will work within the London Real Estate Health team to drive value on high-profile hospital projects and refurbishments, collaborating with clients and multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll navigate public and private sector challenges, ensuring robust cost control and reporting while expanding your expertise across sectors. This is a chance to influence major healthcare initiatives within a supportive, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• healthy, productive and flexible working environment
• respect for work-life balance
• inclusive culture
• opportunity to work on high-profile projects

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end Cost Management services on complex projects or contribute as a core team member
• Support client objectives through cost management from feasibility to handover
• Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports
• Manage procurement activities including pre-qualification, tenders, analysis, selection and contracts
• Administer JCT and NEC contracts and negotiate final accounts
• Guide clients through project stages from feasibility to completion
• Manage client and stakeholder relationships within a Cost Management environment
• Apply value engineering and lifecycle costing techniques
• Utilise CostX or similar measurement software

Key requirements

• Knowledge of healthcare and/or education sectors
• Experience on two-stage tendered projects
• Experience administering JCT and NEC contracts
• Experience managing procurement activities
• Ability to negotiate and agree final accounts
• Knowledge of contract administration, value engineering and lifecycle costing
• Experience producing monthly cost reports
• Experience using CostX or similar software
• MRICS preferred and/or relevant experience
• Good knowledge of procurement routes and value management

• stakeholder management
• communication
• collaboration
• CostX or similar measurement software
• JCT and NEC contract administration
• two-stage tendering

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