Senior Cost Manager

Job Description

<strong><u>Company Description<br><br></u></strong>At Turner &amp; Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.<br><br>Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 118 offices in 46 countries worldwide.<br><br>Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.<br><br><strong><u>Scope<br><br></u></strong><strong>Job Description<br><br></strong>Senior Cost Managers lead commissions of varying types and sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. Our projects generally are of significant size and value.<br><br><strong><u>Main Purpose Of Role<br></u></strong><ul><li> To act as the key point of contact for the day to day successful delivery of cost management services across one or multiple commissions.</li><li> When necessary, to perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery.</li><li> To provide excellent service delivery to clients, gain their trust and enhance our reputation.</li><li> To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre contract to handover.</li><li> To uphold Turner &amp; Townsend values and ethics whilst delivering service excellence.<br></li></ul><strong><u>Qualifications<br><br></u></strong><strong>KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:<br></strong><ul><li> Detailed knowledge of and experience in the Real Estate / Property sector working for a professional cost consultancy.</li><li> Experience of both new build and fit-out projects.</li><li> Experience of pre-contract services from feasibility through to tendering, measurement of building works for estimating, report writing and preparation of Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.</li><li> Demonstrable experience of managing multiple projects at any one time.</li><li> Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously with minimal oversight and performs well under pressure.</li><li> Experience of different procurement methods, single stage, two stage and design and build preferred.</li><li> Experience of post-contract services, interim applications, change management, variation valuation and extension of time claims.</li><li> Detailed experience of working with standard form contracts, FIDIC preferred, and administration of contract procedures.</li><li> Detailed knowledge of high level benchmarks for various asset typologies, building elements and extensive knowledge of the latest market rates.</li><li> Demonstrable experience in client-facing roles, professional approach and confidence in presenting to clients, other consultants and project stakeholders.</li><li> Demonstrable experience of successfully working within a team and in managing measurement and / or post-contract teams.</li><li> Demonstrable experience in dealing with contractors personnel with confidence and assurance.</li><li> Providing clear, correctly formatted and articulated report writing, cost estimate reports, cost reports, procurement reports and tender reports.<br></li></ul><strong><u>Key Accountabilities<br></u></strong><ul><li> Interfacing and effective communication with the client, contractors and other consultants, at all project stages.</li><li> Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the following accountabilities.</li><li> Ensuring high quality accurate estimates and cost plans are submitted in a timely manner</li><li> Cost plans / estimates are clearly and effectively articulated to clients.</li><li> Understanding of key cost drivers and abnormalities for projects and have the ability to identify best value opportunities / solutions for the client.</li><li> Producing pre-contract, post-contract and ad-hoc reports and presenting them to the client.</li><li> Overseeing the production of full Bills of Quantities in line with the relevant standard methods of measurements</li><li> Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preparing preambles and preliminaries, tender queries, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents.</li><li> Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable.</li><li> Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place.</li><li> Negotiating with contractors and agreeing final accounts.</li><li> Ensuring service excellence across all aspects of the commission.</li><li> Understanding the clients needs and build the relationship</li><li> Demonstrates a high level of drive, enthusiasm and commitment when completing tasks to agreed deadlines.</li><li> A desire to learn and progress your career to the next level.<br></li></ul><strong><u>Skills Required<br></u></strong><ul><li> Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar.</li><li> Preferably MRICS.</li><li> Minimum 7 years’ experience in similar roles.</li><li> Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.</li><li> Understanding of construction contracts and the ability, when required, to provide contractual advice to clients.</li><li> Proven track record of delivering service excellence to multiple clients.</li><li> Ability to drive the commercial agenda for the project, chair commercial meetings and clearly articulate themselves be it written or orally.</li><li> Knowledge of CostX preferred.</li><li> Knowledge of BIM preferred.<br></li></ul><strong><u>Additional Information<br><br></u></strong><em>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.<br><br></em><em>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. <br><br></em><em>Turner &amp; 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.<br><br></em><em>Please find out more about us at </em><em>www.turnerandtownsend.com/<br><br></em>Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner &amp; Townsend and our exciting future projects:<br><br>Twitter<br><br>Instagram<br><br>LinkedIn<br><br><em>It is strictly against Turner &amp; Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner &amp; Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. <br><br></em><em>Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner &amp; Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner &amp; Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner &amp; Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.</em>