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About the Role
We are looking for a Cost Analyst responsible for end-to-end service delivery to ensure client objectives are met through effective cost management. This role involves working from the client office on the Gold Coast three days per week.
Responsibilities
- Undertake detailed cost analysis and reporting, breaking down cost summaries and reviewing actual costs against forecast costs to identify variances and assess contractual compliance.
- Deliver Cost Intelligence through implementation of cost analytics tools and processes.
- Provide cost estimating and assurance for projects at various stages of the project lifecycle utilizing benchmarking and parametric scaling.
- Support as an integrated team member within a centralized Program Management Office structure developing and maintaining positive relationships across the client stakeholder group.
- Ensure key information and learning generated is transferred internally.
- Seek out opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to the appropriate line manager.
- Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.
- Comply with the requirements of Turner & Townsend’s Business Management Systems including Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Management.
Requirements
- 3+ years cost analyst and/or cost management experience, preferably in a private practice or construction organization.
- Strong ability and attention to detail to interpret financial data, identify trends and provide actionable insights.
- Understanding of project characteristics over a project life cycle.
- Strong technical grounding providing cost estimating and/or cost management for infrastructure assets.
- Accuracy in preparing reports and ability to present findings clearly to a broad range of stakeholders.
- Good knowledge of the main procurement methods and their application with respect to the delivery of infrastructure assets.
- Knowledge and understanding of value engineering.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Expert computer literacy including advanced proficiency in Microsoft office package and broader digital and reporting tools.
Skills
- Cost analysis
- Cost reporting
- Cost management
- Cost estimating
- Cost assurance
- Benchmarking
- Parametric scaling
- Program Management Office (PMO) support
- Relationship management
- Knowledge management
- Business development
- SOX compliance
- Health & Safety compliance
- Environmental compliance
- Quality Management compliance
- Financial data interpretation
- Trend identification
- Actionable insights
- Procurement methods
- Value engineering
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Digital tools
- Reporting tools
- CostX
- Expert Estimation
- PowerBI
- SAP
Location
- Gold Coast
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Education Level
- Degree in Construction Management or Engineering
- Chartered status with AIQS or RICS or equivalent recognized body
Benefits
- Great place to work
- Opportunity and voice to affect change
- Support for success in work and life
- Healthy, productive and flexible working environment
- Respects work-life balance
About the Company
- Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
- Works with clients across real estate, infrastructure, defence, energy and natural resources.
- Transforms together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.
- Partnership approach to deliver impactful projects and programmes.
- Capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
- Majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc.
- Works with CBRE to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering.
Equal Opportunity
- Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer.
- Celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- Actively encourages applications from all sectors of the community.