Cost Managers / Quantity Surveyors - All Levels

Description

• Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual
• 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 & 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Semi-conductor / manufacturing experience preferred.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
• Strong communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

Benefits

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.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

The salary range for this full-time role is $120K-$200K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package.  Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance