Cost Manager - Commercial Occupier - Fit Out
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Salary
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£48,600
Going rate
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2453 (96% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £48,600, and Turner & Townsend is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, Turner & Townsend assigned 31 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2453 jobs, according to the Home Office.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2453 Quantity surveyors Most likely code | £34,100 | £38,900 | £43,800 | £48,600 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
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 a Cost Manager to join our Real Estate Fit Out team, supporting major programmes in London and the surrounding area. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-profile terminal refurbishments, passenger experience upgrades, back-of-house fit-outs and complex operational infrastructure projects within live airport environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead cost management delivery across fit-out packages within large aviation estates.
- Manage cost planning, estimating, budget control and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
- Oversee procurement strategies, tender documentation, tender evaluation and contract negotiations.
- Provide cost advice and commercial guidance to clients, project teams and operational stakeholders.
- Manage change control, risk management, value engineering and cost forecasting activities.
- Experience in delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services on Cat A and Cat B fit out projects for corporate clients
- Advanced utilization and application of Microsoft excel for the creation of cost models
- Utilising digital software for delivery of cost management services
- Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.
- Working towards a professional qualification (RICS or similar)
- Degree or HNC level qualification
- Experience in Aviation is desirable
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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Where this offer sits in the market
Quantity surveyors (SOC 2453) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~44k in sample- Middle half £39,416–64,948
- Median £52,364
- Going rate £48,600
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £34,100–43,800
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Turner & Townsend holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. In 2025, Turner & Townsend assigned 31 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2453 jobs, according to the Home Office. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2453 going rate of £48,600. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.