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Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management
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Overview
Turner & Townsend are looking for a
Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor
to join our team and support construction cost services for our clients. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend purpose and values.
Responsibilities
Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending and chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process
Manage estimating services for the 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 the client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to the client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilising benchmark data collected from other projects
Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget and spend forecast with the client, developing and maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team and 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 and making recommendations to the client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes
Manage and 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
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable
Qualifications
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
RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable
Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects
Construction consultancy experience is strongly valued
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering
Strong communication skills
Additional Information The salary range for this full-time role is $120K-$140K 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. Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.
On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients\' needs.
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.
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.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at
www.turnerandtownsend.com/
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CVs that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs will be treated as a direct application.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor
to join our team and support construction cost services for our clients. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend purpose and values.
Responsibilities
Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending and chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process
Manage estimating services for the 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 the client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to the client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilising benchmark data collected from other projects
Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget and spend forecast with the client, developing and maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team and 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 and making recommendations to the client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes
Manage and 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
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable
Qualifications
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
RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable
Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects
Construction consultancy experience is strongly valued
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering
Strong communication skills
Additional Information The salary range for this full-time role is $120K-$140K 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. Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.
On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients\' needs.
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.
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.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at
www.turnerandtownsend.com/
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CVs that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs will be treated as a direct application.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
#LI-MB1
#J-18808-Ljbffr