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Associate Director MEP Cost Management - Real Estate

CompanyTurner & Townsend
LocationLondon
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 3, 2026
About The Company
We're Turner & Townsend – a global programme manager. For more than 80 years, we’ve helped deliver the projects that define how people live, work and connect. From shaping resilient cities to advancing clean energy, we approach every challenge with the same goal – to make a meaningful and lasting impact. Partnering closely with our clients, we plan, manage and deliver complex projects and portfolios. Our teams bring the leadership, commercial expertise and independent advice that unlocks performance and protects investment. From the metro systems moving millions of people to the data centres powering the digital economy, we bring ambitious plans to life and deliver outcomes that matter.
About the Role

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

Turner & Townsend alinea is seeking an Associate Director to join the MEP Real Estate team, supporting the continued growth of the Real Estate sector. The role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of real estate projects and masterplans while contributing to the development and success of clients and project teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate cost consultancy activities including feasibility estimating, cost planning, contract procurement, tender documentation, tender evaluation, value engineering, commercial management, fee generation, dispute resolution and post-contract management.
  • Promote a safe and secure working environment while supporting the organisation's values and culture.
  • Foster team engagement, collaboration and high performance.
  • Drive performance standards through effective communication, coaching and performance management practices.
  • Contribute to a range of projects requiring technical evaluation, analysis and problem solving.
  • Provide technical guidance and support to team members on project and technical matters.
  • Clearly communicate project scope, roles and responsibilities to support successful project delivery.
  • Oversee and manage service delivery to achieve high-quality outcomes and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

  • A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying services within the MEP space
  • Professionally qualified (RICS or similar)
  • Degree or HNC level qualification
  • Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.
  • Experience in delivering MEP elements of work for clients
  • Knowledge and contacts within the MEP supply chain (tier 1 and below)
  • Utilising digital software for delivery of cost management services
  • Commercially astute with good negotiation skills

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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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. 

  • Department: Real estate
  • Key Skills
    MEP Cost ManagementQuantity SurveyingFeasibility EstimatingCost PlanningContract ProcurementTender DocumentationTender EvaluationValue EngineeringCommercial ManagementFee GenerationDispute ResolutionPost-Contract ManagementProject ManagementTeam LeadershipPerformance ManagementNegotiation
    Categories
    ConstructionManagement & LeadershipFinance & AccountingConsulting
    Job Information
    📋Core Responsibilities
    Lead and coordinate MEP cost consultancy across real estate projects, covering estimating, cost planning, procurement, tendering, value engineering, commercial management, dispute resolution, and post-contract services. Manage service delivery and team performance, provide technical guidance, and support client satisfaction and successful project outcomes.
    📋Job Type
    full time
    📊Experience Level
    10+
    💼Company Size
    19786
    📊Visa Sponsorship
    No
    💼Language
    English
    🏢Working Hours
    40 hours
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