Senior Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend are engaged to support our clients with many complex projects, responsible for all aspects of cost management and project delivery and we are seeking Senior Quantity Surveyors / Cost Managers to act as the day-to-day interface with our clients driving projects to achieve an excellent outcome.

Ideally you will have CSA and / or MEP Cost Management experience, and may have worked on major construction projects in the Data Centers sectors.

Key Elements:

• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed level.
• Assist on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce bid list, bid analysis, produce bid report, and compile contractual documents.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable refer major changes to line manager.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost checking, and valuation process.
• Produce monthly post contract cost reports and present to client.
• Provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
• Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all projects stages.
• Provide leadership to cost management team when necessary, ensure the delivery on all of accountabilities.
• Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager, and utilize marketing database.
• Identify improvements for cost management procedures, templates, and products, and refer ideas to appropriate line manager.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience preparing cost estimates.
• Experience in data center, high-tech, preferred.
• Spanish language skills advantageous
• Good technical experience in all cost management areas; pre-contract, post contract and final account.
• Good understanding of all mechanical, process, electrical, and plumbing systems, as they relate to construction of projects and/or
• Good understanding of all civils, structural and architectural aspects as they relate to construction of projects
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Great organizational skills; ability to multi-task and be a team player.