Cost Manager

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

• Possesses cost management experience in Data Centre space
• Responsible for total cost management of projects delivering positive outcomes for our clients, demonstrating leadership and coaching to Graduate CM, and innovation of service and knowledge.
• Carry out cost management and contract administration duties with reasonable supervision and guidance
• Lead Cost Manager for new built project
• Provide Cost Advice and Cost Planning including estimate, comparative design studies, life cycle costing, turnover/cash flow projections, cost control and cost report during pre-contract period.
• 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
• To run the procurement process from all stages in pre-qualification such as quotation enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation
• Provide Documentation including Tender Document, Tender Report, Pre-contract correspondence, LOA and contract documents.
• Monitor and verifying VO, Claims, Payment, Final Account and attending project meetings. Produce monthly cost reports.
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the internal database
• Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
• Provide CM role pro-actively and professionally and interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree of Quantity Surveying or equivalent with minimum 8-10 years' experience in related fields. Registered with Board of Surveyor, member of RISM and RICS or Bachelor's Degree of Quantity Surveying or equivalent with minimum 15 years' experience in related fields.
• Excellent technical knowledge and experience across the full range of Cost Management duties including: Cost Estimates, Bills of Quantities, Value Engineering, Tendering and Evaluation, Contract Knowledge, Change Orders and Final Account close-out
• Candidates with experience in High tech manufacturing / life sciences project industrial, data centers, infrastructure, retail fit out, mixed development, public sector, and corporate end user/ banking/office experience are preferred.
• Experience from consultancy background, well versed in civil, structure, and architecture (CSA).
• Team player with excellent leadership and problem solving skills
• English language skills are required and excellent communication skills

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