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Company Description

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programs covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. Working from 118 offices in 50 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate, infrstructure, and natural resources sectors worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

You are a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor with a minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience working on commercial real estate or relatable large-scale construction projects.

Job Objectives:

• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es,.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
• Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates.

You will also be responsible for:

Pre-Contract

• Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
• Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
• Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.

Post-Contract

• Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified in construction, cost management or quantity surveying.
• A minimum of 5 years in construction related cost management role.
• RICS accredited or working towards.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.

Additional Information

*on-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [email protected]. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [email protected]. This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

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