Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description paragraphs before responsibilities. We need to use

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID etc. We must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions). Also we must not create sections unless posting has real specific content for it. So we need to decide which sections have content. We have: - Intro about company: could be "About the role" or maybe "About the company"? The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put an "About the role" section summarizing the role description (the paragraphs before Responsibilities). That seems appropriate. - Responsibilities: we have a big list after "Responsibilities:" heading. We'll put that under

Responsibilities

with

• items. - Requirements: The posting has "Qualifications" section with bullet-like list (Bachelor's degree..., Minimum 5-7 years..., RICS accredited..., Experience leading..., Experience supporting..., Construction consultancy..., Good knowledge..., Excellent communication..., Experience managing...). That's qualifications. There's also "Additional Information" with salary range, benefits mention, etc. Could treat salary as Pay section. Benefits: mention "comprehensive benefits package". Also mention flexible working environment, healthy productive environment, etc. Could be Benefits. - Skills: maybe we can extract skills from responsibilities and qualifications: communication, leadership, etc. But we should only create Skills section if posting has real specific content for it. The posting does not have a dedicated "Skills" heading but we could infer from qualifications. However instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". If we create Skills section, we need to have content derived from posting. We could list skills like "Excellent communication skills", "Leadership", "Client relationship management", "Cost estimating", "Change order negotiation", etc. Those are present in responsibilities and qualifications. So we could create a Skills section with those items. But we must ensure not to invent or summarize away detail. We can extract exact phrases. - Pay: we have base salary range $140,000-$170,000 USD. Also mention bonuses. So we can create Pay section with that info. - Benefits: we have "comprehensive benefits package", "healthy, productive and flexible working environment", "work-life balance". Also mention "great place to work". So we can create Benefits section. - Schedule: not mentioned. So we should not create Schedule section. - Requirements: maybe we can combine Qualifications and Requirements? The instruction lists Requirements as a possible heading. The posting has "Qualifications" heading. We could treat that as Requirements. But we also have a separate Qualifications heading in the posting. The instruction says we can use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we could map the posting's "Qualifications" to either Requirements or Qualifications. Since both are allowed, we need to decide. Probably use "Qualifications" for the bullet list of education/experience etc. And maybe "Requirements" could be empty; better not to create empty heading. So we will use

  Qualifications

  for that list. - About the role: we can put the introductory paragraphs describing the role and company. Now we need to remove boilerplate: EEO statements, social media links, recruitment agency policy, confidentiality, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove navigation/footer etc. We must preserve all substantive information: company description, role description, responsibilities list, qualifications list, salary range, benefits mention, flexible work environment, etc. We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep exact phrases where possible. Let's extract substantive content: Company intro: "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." Job description paragraph: "Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to act as the key day-to-day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service. This opportunity will involve supporting the continued expansion of a large life sciences manufacturing campus, working closely with project stakeholders to deliver complex projects across multiple phases of development. To be successful in this role, you must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction while embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend." That's the role description. Responsibilities list: after "Responsibilities:" we have many sentences each starting with a verb. We need to turn each into
• . Let's list them: - Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle. - Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan. - Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates. - Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate. - Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner or project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update. - Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. - Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es. - Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact. - Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues. - Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. - Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes. - Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change control processes. - Manage cost impact, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs. - Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders. - Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. - Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering exercises. - Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices. - Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle. - Ensure that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively. - Ensure that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place. - Carry out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client. - Ensure that final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner. - Compile built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes. - Identify, coach, and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others. - Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions in line with the conditions of appointment. - Financial Management - Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports. - Implement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools to ensure consistent delivery of best practices for both the client and the company. - Be a role model that drives a one business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society. - SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. We need to keep each as separate
• . Some are long sentences; we keep them. Qualifications list: after "Qualifications" heading we have: - Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a field related to construction. - Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry. - RICS accredited or working towards it is preferred. - Experience leading cost management on medium or large-sized construction projects of medium to high complexity. - Experience supporting life sciences, manufacturing, industrial, commercial, or other large capital construction projects is highly desirable. - Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred. - Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering. - Excellent communication skills. - Experience managing client relationships and coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams. We'll put each as
• . Additional Information: includes salary range, bonuses, benefits package, flexible work environment, etc. Also includes statements about EEO, diversity, social media, recruitment policy. We need to remove boilerplate (EEO, diversity, social media, recruitment policy). Keep substantive: salary range, bonuses, comprehensive benefits package, flexible working environment, work-life balance, great place to work, opportunity to affect change, inspire people, etc. Also maybe "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." That's substantive. Also "In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package." That's substantive. We'll create Pay section: base salary range $140,000-$170,000 USD, plus mention of bonuses. Benefits section: comprehensive benefits package, healthy productive flexible working environment, work-life balance, great place to work, opportunity to affect change, etc. We should not repeat same info across sections unnecessibly but it's okay. We must not create Schedule section. Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe or just headings and content. The instruction: Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. So we can output like:

  About the role

  ...

  Responsibilities

  • ...
  ...

  Qualifications

  ...

  Pay

  ...

  Benefits

  ...

  Make sure not to include any extra text. Now craft the About the role paragraph: combine company intro and role description? The About the role section should describe the role, maybe include company overview as context. We'll include both company overview and role description as prose. Let's write:

  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.

  Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to act as the key day-to-day