Turton Bond Internship Program

Turton Bond are excited to announce the reinstatement of our internship / placement program. This program involves Turton Bond sponsoring a Quantity Surveying student, typically from an RICS accredited overseas institution to come in and experience the day to day activities of a Cost Manager within the US.

Understandably, due to the recent world events, transferring international students to the US was an insurmountable challenge, but with the world, its borders and international embassies beginning to re-open, it’s great to have our program reinstated.

Our program is specifically designed to align with Turton Bond’s cultural values of empowering staff, regardless of experience and title, to have as much exposure to projects and clients as possible, whilst maintaining the structured training and instilling the traditional values of the profession with guidance and oversight.

Our most recent placement student is Alexia Bohin (Lexi), who joins the New York office from Liverpool John Moores University; the same University that the Director of New York, Rebecca Jones also attended. To date, Lexi has had exposure to measurement tasks for several blue chip clients, sat in on meetings with some of the largest tech firms in the world, and continues to learn about both the similarities and differences between Quantity Surveying and Cost Management between the US and UK markets.

Some notes from Alexia Bohin on her experience to date…

I was instantly fascinated by Turton Bond’s modern approach to practices and methods within our industry. For instance, we work in an open plan group of professionals, allowing better communication, support and confidence in the workplace.

Additionally, there is a clear embrace for software and technology, from the way in which we share files internally through to our financial reporting tools and systems.

Although a relatively young business, TB have an impressive clientele portfolio and work on such a wide array of projects.

Being a female in the construction industry, I appreciated the company’s values and high targets in diversity. Additionally, TB collectively has years of successful experience throughout a variety of sectors, which inspires me to learn more.

I’m particularly interested to learn how the traditional UK QS practices differ to those in the US, and excited to be involved in the wide spectrum of projects and Clients we cater for. This placement program is such a great opportunity for me to kickstart my career as well as providing invaluable first hand experience and knowledge to help me complete my degree next year.

Applications are now open for our 2023 Summer Intake. Please send resumes and a short paragraph of interest to [email protected]

Turton Bond are excited to announce Darren Flood as our newest Partner to the business. Darren joins our existing partners, Will Turton, Chris Bond & Joe Stevens, as a member of the business leadership team.

Since joining Turton Bond in January 2021, Darren has been key to Turton Bond’s expansion and growth, especially on the West Coast. Darren’s goal was to mirror the growth and trajectory of the Turton Bond New York office, and in doing so, he has also been able to grow the team, diversify the client and sector portfolio, whilst also expanding Turton Bond’s presence in numerous locations on the West Coast.

As Turton Bond continues to grow, Darren’s senior leadership role will further strengthen the company’s national presence and reputation within the industry as a best in class Project and Cost Management service provider.

About Turton Bond

Founded by Will Turton and Chris Bond, Turton Bond is a non-traditional construction consultancy offering specialist cost & project management services to a broad range of blue-chip and Fortune 500 clients.

Utilizing our extensive combined experience within the industry, we provide our clients with a first class, modern and tailored service enabling cost savings, process flow efficiencies and industry best practice. Our focus is to help our clients gain the maximum value out of their projects, while minimizing risk and providing a best in class work product that is both accessible and understandable.

Having previously worked for several large-scale consultancy services over the past two decades, founding partners Will Turton & Chris Bond feel strongly that things can and should be done differently.

Our team is a dynamic mix of professionals with specialist knowledge across a broad spectrum of sectors throughout the construction industry. We aim to improve the overall delivery of cost and project management through the embracing of technology and innovative ideas.

Introduction

Since 2019, Turton Bond has operated on the core principle of driving change in the cost management industry. The firm’s unwavering commitment to this idea has led to exponential growth as well as strong continued relationships with multiple blue-chip clients. As a result of the positive momentum with Cost Management, our existing and prospective clients also requested Project Management services. This provided Turton Bond with an entirely new set of challenges for our firm, but also untold opportunities to succeed and, most importantly, continue to fulfill our mission which is to deliver a best in class construction consultancy service.

While our core business was founded on Cost Management, we have always worked alongside Project Managers, so it was only natural that we would establish our own internal Project Management team. This brings a natural cross-pollination of skill sets and opportunities, whereby we can offer clients both of these vital services under the same umbrella of Turton Bond.

Like any other consultancy, we will only continue to be successful as long as we maintain our clients’ trust and meet their evolving needs. Therefore, we were understandably initially cautious to not over-promise on our capabilities and potentially dilute the quality of service our clients were used to. As a result, we made a number of strategic hires and have built the team with recognized expertise and talent from the industry. This approach has been vindicated by the number of successful projects already delivered to date, and the continued growth and achievements of our PM team.

Approach to Project Management:

Our belief is that innovation starts at the earliest stages of the project cycle. For example, Agile methodologies have seen wider adoption in the technology space, particularly in the government sector. While Agile can be beneficial for more tech focused projects, construction projects are largely managed using a more traditional waterfall framework. The conventional construction project cycle is often linear, and follows a familiar pattern: gather requirements, design the space, build the project. With that said, most people with experience managing projects would agree that the process of gathering requirements and finalizing scope is anything but straightforward.

Identifying all necessary stakeholders, balancing conflicting requirements, and establishing a cohesive plan is complicated and time consuming, to say the least.

Through the use of digital project management tools such as Smartsheets, Trello, and others, scope requirements can be compiled, prioritized, and tracked on tools such as a Kanban board.

This, combined with other Agile techniques such as sprint sessions and retrospectives, allows for a more comprehensive approach to managing the complexity of a project scope. Turton Bond has been employing these methods not only for our clients, but also for our internal initiatives.

Our Project Management team has the benefit of leveraging Turton Bond’s in-house Cost Management team to drive project cost savings and value adds, improve the overall bid-leveling process (i.e. integrating the pricing and technical components of bids), and validate change orders against both cost and scope baseline metrics.

Our Goal / Key differentiators:

Our ultimate goal as a business remains to become a trusted leader and best in class in the field of Project and Cost Management. In order to answer the question of how we go about achieving this, our first step was to ask “how do we distinguish ourselves in a crowded industry”? Construction project management is a traditional field with a number of established players with considerable resources and experience. Our key points of differentiation can be condensed into three primary considerations:

• • Thoughtful Incorporation of Technology
  • Technology, specifically cloud-based tools, is nothing new to the industry. At each stage of the project lifecycle, we are looking to determine the most effective method for incorporating technology into our workflow, including sufficiently featured programs/applications that may not exist yet.

• • Alternative Methodologies
  • As mentioned above, elements of Agile methodology can benefit construction projects, particularly in earlier planning stages. It’s important to consider here that these techniques are intended to augment, but not necessarily replace, existing methods and best practices.

• Flexible Approach
• Conventional construction projects in the US involve a design-bid-build timeline, in which the design is developed prior to onboarding a general contractor. With that said, we are currently working with clients using a progressive design-build process, which involves onboarding both the architect and general contractor early on in the project. 

We believe that our creative flexibility, passion for new technologies, and innovative approach to project management are all fundamental to our success in this challenging and evolving environment. 

If you are interested in learning more about our Project Management services please reach out to Bobby Canner – [email protected] or Rebecca Jones – [email protected]

Introduction

Since 2019, Turton Bond has operated on the core principle of driving change in the cost management industry. The firm’s unwavering commitment to this idea has led to exponential growth as well as strong continued relationships with multiple blue-chip clients. As a result of the positive momentum with Cost Management, our existing and prospective clients also requested Project Management services. This provided Turton Bond with an entirely new set of challenges for our firm, but also untold opportunities to succeed and, most importantly, continue to fulfill our mission which is to deliver a best in class construction consultancy service.

While our core business was founded on Cost Management, we have always worked alongside Project Managers, so it was only natural that we would establish our own internal Project Management team. This brings a natural cross-pollination of skill sets and opportunities, whereby we can offer clients both of these vital services under the same umbrella of Turton Bond.

Like any other consultancy, we will only continue to be successful as long as we maintain our clients’ trust and meet their evolving needs. Therefore, we were understandably initially cautious to not over-promise on our capabilities and potentially dilute the quality of service our clients were used to. As a result, we made a number of strategic hires and have built the team with recognized expertise and talent from the industry. This approach has been vindicated by the number of successful projects already delivered to date, and the continued growth and achievements of our PM team.

Approach to Project Management:

Our belief is that innovation starts at the earliest stages of the project cycle. For example, Agile methodologies have seen wider adoption in the technology space, particularly in the government sector. While Agile can be beneficial for more tech focused projects, construction projects are largely managed using a more traditional waterfall framework. The conventional construction project cycle is often linear, and follows a familiar pattern: gather requirements, design the space, build the project. With that said, most people with experience managing projects would agree that the process of gathering requirements and finalizing scope is anything but straightforward.

Identifying all necessary stakeholders, balancing conflicting requirements, and establishing a cohesive plan is complicated and time consuming, to say the least.

Through the use of digital project management tools such as Smartsheets, Trello, and others, scope requirements can be compiled, prioritized, and tracked on tools such as a Kanban board.

This, combined with other Agile techniques such as sprint sessions and retrospectives, allows for a more comprehensive approach to managing the complexity of a project scope. Turton Bond has been employing these methods not only for our clients, but also for our internal initiatives.

Our Project Management team has the benefit of leveraging Turton Bond’s in-house Cost Management team to drive project cost savings and value adds, improve the overall bid-leveling process (i.e. integrating the pricing and technical components of bids), and validate change orders against both cost and scope baseline metrics.

Our Goal / Key differentiators:

Our ultimate goal as a business remains to become a trusted leader and best in class in the field of Project and Cost Management. In order to answer the question of how we go about achieving this, our first step was to ask “how do we distinguish ourselves in a crowded industry”? Construction project management is a traditional field with a number of established players with considerable resources and experience. Our key points of differentiation can be condensed into three primary considerations:

• • Thoughtful Incorporation of Technology
  • Technology, specifically cloud-based tools, is nothing new to the industry. At each stage of the project lifecycle, we are looking to determine the most effective method for incorporating technology into our workflow, including sufficiently featured programs/applications that may not exist yet.

• • Alternative Methodologies
  • As mentioned above, elements of Agile methodology can benefit construction projects, particularly in earlier planning stages. It’s important to consider here that these techniques are intended to augment, but not necessarily replace, existing methods and best practices.

• Flexible Approach
• Conventional construction projects in the US involve a design-bid-build timeline, in which the design is developed prior to onboarding a general contractor. With that said, we are currently working with clients using a progressive design-build process, which involves onboarding both the architect and general contractor early on in the project. 

We believe that our creative flexibility, passion for new technologies, and innovative approach to project management are all fundamental to our success in this challenging and evolving environment. 

If you are interested in learning more about our Project Management services please reach out to Bobby Canner – [email protected] or Rebecca Jones – [email protected]

Introduction

Since 2019, Turton Bond has operated on the core principle of driving change in the cost management industry. The firm’s unwavering commitment to this idea has led to exponential growth as well as strong continued relationships with multiple blue-chip clients. As a result of the positive momentum with Cost Management, our existing and prospective clients also requested Project Management services. This provided Turton Bond with an entirely new set of challenges for our firm, but also untold opportunities to succeed and, most importantly, continue to fulfill our mission which is to deliver a best in class construction consultancy service.

While our core business was founded on Cost Management, we have always worked alongside Project Managers, so it was only natural that we would establish our own internal Project Management team. This brings a natural cross-pollination of skill sets and opportunities, whereby we can offer clients both of these vital services under the same umbrella of Turton Bond.

Like any other consultancy, we will only continue to be successful as long as we maintain our clients’ trust and meet their evolving needs. Therefore, we were understandably initially cautious to not over-promise on our capabilities and potentially dilute the quality of service our clients were used to. As a result, we made a number of strategic hires and have built the team with recognized expertise and talent from the industry. This approach has been vindicated by the number of successful projects already delivered to date, and the continued growth and achievements of our PM team.

Approach to Project Management:

Our belief is that innovation starts at the earliest stages of the project cycle. For example, Agile methodologies have seen wider adoption in the technology space, particularly in the government sector. While Agile can be beneficial for more tech focused projects, construction projects are largely managed using a more traditional waterfall framework. The conventional construction project cycle is often linear, and follows a familiar pattern: gather requirements, design the space, build the project. With that said, most people with experience managing projects would agree that the process of gathering requirements and finalizing scope is anything but straightforward.

Identifying all necessary stakeholders, balancing conflicting requirements, and establishing a cohesive plan is complicated and time consuming, to say the least.

Through the use of digital project management tools such as Smartsheets, Trello, and others, scope requirements can be compiled, prioritized, and tracked on tools such as a Kanban board.

This, combined with other Agile techniques such as sprint sessions and retrospectives, allows for a more comprehensive approach to managing the complexity of a project scope. Turton Bond has been employing these methods not only for our clients, but also for our internal initiatives.

Our Project Management team has the benefit of leveraging Turton Bond’s in-house Cost Management team to drive project cost savings and value adds, improve the overall bid-leveling process (i.e. integrating the pricing and technical components of bids), and validate change orders against both cost and scope baseline metrics.

Our Goal / Key differentiators:

Our ultimate goal as a business remains to become a trusted leader and best in class in the field of Project and Cost Management. In order to answer the question of how we go about achieving this, our first step was to ask “how do we distinguish ourselves in a crowded industry”? Construction project management is a traditional field with a number of established players with considerable resources and experience. Our key points of differentiation can be condensed into three primary considerations:

• • Thoughtful Incorporation of Technology
  • Technology, specifically cloud-based tools, is nothing new to the industry. At each stage of the project lifecycle, we are looking to determine the most effective method for incorporating technology into our workflow, including sufficiently featured programs/applications that may not exist yet.

• • Alternative Methodologies
  • As mentioned above, elements of Agile methodology can benefit construction projects, particularly in earlier planning stages. It’s important to consider here that these techniques are intended to augment, but not necessarily replace, existing methods and best practices.

• Flexible Approach
• Conventional construction projects in the US involve a design-bid-build timeline, in which the design is developed prior to onboarding a general contractor. With that said, we are currently working with clients using a progressive design-build process, which involves onboarding both the architect and general contractor early on in the project. 

We believe that our creative flexibility, passion for new technologies, and innovative approach to project management are all fundamental to our success in this challenging and evolving environment. 

If you are interested in learning more about our Project Management services please reach out to Bobby Canner – [email protected] or Rebecca Jones – [email protected]

Introduction

Since 2019, Turton Bond has operated on the core principle of driving change in the cost management industry. The firm’s unwavering commitment to this idea has led to exponential growth as well as strong continued relationships with multiple blue-chip clients. As a result of the positive momentum with Cost Management, our existing and prospective clients also requested Project Management services. This provided Turton Bond with an entirely new set of challenges for our firm, but also untold opportunities to succeed and, most importantly, continue to fulfill our mission which is to deliver a best in class construction consultancy service.

While our core business was founded on Cost Management, we have always worked alongside Project Managers, so it was only natural that we would establish our own internal Project Management team. This brings a natural cross-pollination of skill sets and opportunities, whereby we can offer clients both of these vital services under the same umbrella of Turton Bond.

Like any other consultancy, we will only continue to be successful as long as we maintain our clients’ trust and meet their evolving needs. Therefore, we were understandably initially cautious to not over-promise on our capabilities and potentially dilute the quality of service our clients were used to. As a result, we made a number of strategic hires and have built the team with recognized expertise and talent from the industry. This approach has been vindicated by the number of successful projects already delivered to date, and the continued growth and achievements of our PM team.

Approach to Project Management:

Our belief is that innovation starts at the earliest stages of the project cycle. For example, Agile methodologies have seen wider adoption in the technology space, particularly in the government sector. While Agile can be beneficial for more tech focused projects, construction projects are largely managed using a more traditional waterfall framework. The conventional construction project cycle is often linear, and follows a familiar pattern: gather requirements, design the space, build the project. With that said, most people with experience managing projects would agree that the process of gathering requirements and finalizing scope is anything but straightforward.

Identifying all necessary stakeholders, balancing conflicting requirements, and establishing a cohesive plan is complicated and time consuming, to say the least.

Through the use of digital project management tools such as Smartsheets, Trello, and others, scope requirements can be compiled, prioritized, and tracked on tools such as a Kanban board.

This, combined with other Agile techniques such as sprint sessions and retrospectives, allows for a more comprehensive approach to managing the complexity of a project scope. Turton Bond has been employing these methods not only for our clients, but also for our internal initiatives.

Our Project Management team has the benefit of leveraging Turton Bond’s in-house Cost Management team to drive project cost savings and value adds, improve the overall bid-leveling process (i.e. integrating the pricing and technical components of bids), and validate change orders against both cost and scope baseline metrics.

Our Goal / Key differentiators:

Our ultimate goal as a business remains to become a trusted leader and best in class in the field of Project and Cost Management. In order to answer the question of how we go about achieving this, our first step was to ask “how do we distinguish ourselves in a crowded industry”? Construction project management is a traditional field with a number of established players with considerable resources and experience. Our key points of differentiation can be condensed into three primary considerations:

• • Thoughtful Incorporation of Technology
  • Technology, specifically cloud-based tools, is nothing new to the industry. At each stage of the project lifecycle, we are looking to determine the most effective method for incorporating technology into our workflow, including sufficiently featured programs/applications that may not exist yet.

• • Alternative Methodologies
  • As mentioned above, elements of Agile methodology can benefit construction projects, particularly in earlier planning stages. It’s important to consider here that these techniques are intended to augment, but not necessarily replace, existing methods and best practices.

• Flexible Approach
• Conventional construction projects in the US involve a design-bid-build timeline, in which the design is developed prior to onboarding a general contractor. With that said, we are currently working with clients using a progressive design-build process, which involves onboarding both the architect and general contractor early on in the project. 

We believe that our creative flexibility, passion for new technologies, and innovative approach to project management are all fundamental to our success in this challenging and evolving environment. 

If you are interested in learning more about our Project Management services please reach out to Bobby Canner – [email protected] or Rebecca Jones – [email protected]

Having spent five years as an Engineer in the British Army, I decided to take advantage of an educational incentive, and pursue a new career path via University. After exploring a range of prospective courses, I chose Quantity Surveying, which allowed me to utilize my logical approach and transferable skills gained during my experience in the military into a new and fulfilling career.

I enrolled at Northumbria University, (from which Partner’s Will Turton and Joe Stevens have also graduated). I was also fortunate enough to gain employment as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor with a small multidisciplinary company in the UK, where I gained a lot of experience on a range of projects, and learned a lot about how other consultants and contractors operate in the construction industry.

As part of my Quantity Surveying qualification, an optional ‘internship year’ was offered, and Turton Bond had established a program with Northumbria University, to which I applied. I admittedly didn’t think that I would be selected, however, following several rounds of interviews, I was selected by Turton Bond as the preferred candidate for the role. Following lots of paperwork and a trip to the US Embassy in London, I eventually made it to the United States in October of 2019.

From day one, I was inducted into the company, which at that point was a small team of five in the New York location. I was immediately made to feel part of the team, and it became obvious there was a fantastic culture which made all team members feel appreciated and important to the team, regardless of seniority or experience. New York offered a totally different challenge than the North East of England, but I received structured training and gradual exposure to clients, which allowed me to feel fully supported in adapting my knowledge and experience to the New York construction industry. In addition to the formal training, Turton Bond offers a range of internal workshops, guest seminars and external training packages, to ensure we are constantly improving ourselves professionally as individuals and as a company.

At the end of the initial internship, which was intended to last only one year, I was able to reflect on a thoroughly enjoyable time working on some incredible projects, meeting a broad range of clients, colleagues and new friends. Following a change in personal circumstances, I was thrilled to be offered the opportunity to extend my stay with Turton Bond indefinitely, and they offered me a permanent position within the company.

I have since completed my Quantity Surveying Degree remotely (due to COVID restrictions), gaining first class honors in the process. Furthermore, I’ve gained more invaluable project experience, on-the-job training and (like many others) have learned to adapt to a new way of working during / after the pandemic.

As a result, I have been promoted to the role of Cost Manager within the New York office, and am delighted to be taking on more responsibility and working towards becoming a RICS chartered surveyor in the future (again, through the Turton Bond structured program).

As we reflect on a challenging period for everyone, I am extremely grateful to Turton Bond for their support on both a professional and personal level. I am looking forward to progressing within the company as we continue to grow and hope to be an integral part of delivering the ‘best in class’ service that Will, Chris and Joe set as the company’s ethos from day one.