Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field.
3-5 years of experience in a cost management role in construction.
RICS accreditation or in-progress is valuable.
Experience with medium or large construction projects.
Strong preference for candidates with construction consultancy experience.
Good knowledge of technical construction matters like procurement and value engineering.
Strong communication skills.
Responsibilities
Advise clients on strategies and manage the vendor prequalification and selection process.
Develop and present project estimates, reviewing the work of junior team members.
Establish a cost reporting schedule and present forecasts to clients.
Oversee cost control processes, including change order assessments and recommendations.
Manage the invoicing process and review assessments by junior team members.
Benchmark project performance against successful commissions.
Conduct post-contract reviews and develop training materials from lessons learned.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on impactful global projects.
Professional development within a large, reputable organization.
Access to cutting-edge digital solutions in project management.
Diversity and inclusion focus within a global workplace.
Strong organizational support for training and certification.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Turner & Townsend are looking for a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to join our team and support construction cost services for our clients. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend purposes and values.
Responsibilities:
Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process.
Manage estimating services for full project by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work and other costs), reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects.
Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with the client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors.
Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors & making recommendations to client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
Manage & monitor invoicing process.
Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.
Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual.
Develop procedures governing handover of project.
Perform all the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable
Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
Strong communication skills.
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