Quantity Surveyors/Cost Managers - Anticipated Opening for Data Center Developments

Description

• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• 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.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of the cost estimates.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
• Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.
• Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.
• Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.
• Implement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients and the company
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
• Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others.
• Financial Management - Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.

Requirements

Turner & Townsend are looking for experienced Cost Managers and/or Quantity Surveyors to act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service. Our clients are located across the Northern Virginia/DC/Southern Maryland Metro region and primarily consist of Data Center and Advanced Manufacturing Clientele. Travel to/from site will be required.

To be successful in this role you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, embedding, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment
• RICS accredited or working towards it is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 2 years (post-graduate) of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

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.

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.

The salary range for this full-time role is $100K-$185 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.

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.

Training + Development

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