Construction Project Cost Consultant
Turner & Townsend
London
06.2026 - 07.2026
- Utilised CostX, a professional quantity surveying software, for scaling digital blueprints and conducting visual take-offs.
- Practiced calculating the Gross Internal Area (GIA) of building floor plates to see how teams map out real budgets.
- Studied the firm's strategies for aligning financial costs with environmental objectives on key projects. financial costs with environmental goals, looking at how they aim for Net Zero carbon on major London projects like Timber Square.
- Ensured compliance with health and safety regulations on construction sites.
- Visited construction sites to observe ongoing projects and contractor activities. to visit active, high-profile London construction sites, including the luxury $40 million penthouse redevelopment at The Whiteleys.
- Spent a full 37-hour week gaining insight into operations of a global construction and cost management giant.
- Shadowed project managers and degree apprentices to see how they handle day-to-day client work and team meetings.