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About the Role

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to support construction cost services for clients. The role involves managing cost reporting, cost control, vendor management, and estimating.

Responsibilities

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 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.
Advise client on strategies, manage prequalification of vendors, assess proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, make final recommendations to the client, attend & chair bid interviews, and manage appointment process.
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.
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.
Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual.
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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
Strong communication skills.
Experience working in a cost focused construction commercial role.
Experience working on large sized, complex construction projects.
College degree; ideally in construction, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related.
Experience with cost loaded schedules.
Requires a detailed knowledge of industry standards and methods.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Skills

Cost reporting
Cost control
Vendor management
Estimating
Bid Analysis Sheets
Change Control Forms
Cost Estimating Software
Take-off Software
Procore PMIS
Oracle
Bluebeam

Location

On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

3-5 years
Medium or large sized construction projects
Large sized, complex construction projects

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
College degree; ideally in construction, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related.

Benefits

Great place to work
Opportunity and voice to affect change
Support a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that 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.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.
Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest.
Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Equal Opportunity

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.