Construction Cost Manager

This is not a FINANCE ROLE, please DO NOT APPLY if you are not from Construction Majors.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Construction Cost Manager with a specific focus on electric discipline and works to join our team Involved throughout but more heavily during estimation points and procurement phase. Also involved with change control during execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical /Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in cost management, with a specific focus on electric discipline and works.
• Strong knowledge of project cost control principles and techniques.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Inputting into value engineering
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all the above accountabilities
• Marketing and business development, to include:
• Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager and by making effective use of the marketing database
• Assisting in the production of bid documentation
• Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager Internal management accountabilities, to include:
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
• Depending upon context, a Cost Manager is likely to report to a Senior Cost Manager, Area Manager or Associate Director.
• KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - A Cost Manager will in part be assessed by the extent to which: • Commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time • Service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment • Good relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team • They work as an effective member of the cost management team, including where appropriate, taking effective responsibility for Assistant Cost Managers • Opportunities are identified to develop new business with existing clients • Margin levels are kept track of on all commissions • Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and implement cost control systems for electric projects
• Analyse project budgets and compare actual costs against the budget, identifying variances and taking corrective action as necessary.
• Prepare estimations according to all design phases.
• Monitor, control and prepare Valuations
• Participate to value engineering sessions
• Prepare and analyse change orders
• Develop the primary project budget
• Develop progress measurement criteria with vendors
• Collect cost market data
• Support quotation process responding to the questions of services/materials proponents
• Produce cash flow forecasts for internal and client purposes
• Quantify materials and labour for all phases of a project.
• Prepare Cost benefit analysis
• Review project budget after design packages issuance by the technical team
• Collaborate with the creation of the recommendation report
• Participate in the weekly project and departmental meetings
• Issue weekly progress reports on project costs including forecasting reimbursable expenses
• Produce regular reports on project cost performance and present them to senior management and stakeholders.
• Ability to stay up-to-date with industry best practices and trends related to cost management and electric discipline.

Skills:

• Fluency in English and Portuguese.
• Experience in utilizing Excel advanced level
• Ability to negotiate contracts and manage subcontractors and vendors.
• Experience working on new build and fit-out projects
• Experience working with Data Center its a plus
• Excellent communication skills and client facing