Cost Management Real Estate Construction Projects

Responsibilities will include among others:

• Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate involving Turner & Townsends specialist Value Management team
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan
• Managing the procurement process implementing procurement and contracting strategies and participate in negotiations ensuring that all stages including prequalification enquiry analysis perform bid evaluations and cost negotiations selection and contract preparation are performed effectively and RFPs revisions and evaluation
• Ensuring that postcontract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively documenting any changes in design and updating budgets
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
• Ensuring the production of monthly postcontract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Value engineering and life cycle costing Drive value engineering and offer cost insights to support business decisions
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with external and internal stakeholders taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages and report to senior leadership on current estimated cost vs. budget and advise managers and clients on improvements and new strategies
• Where appropriate leading a cost management team ensuring that they deliver on all the above accountabilities
• Staff management (where appropriate) Inputting into the formal management of a Cost Manager or small cost management team to include 1st round recruitment interviews input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals
• Knowledge management Ensuring that key information and lessons learned generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
• Process improvement Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes
• Review construction plans and preparing quantity takeoffs along with Contract Preparation and Management
• Prepare and review detailed estimates and cost plans
• Liaise with site managers clients contractors and subcontractors
• Prepare reports analyses contracts budgets risk assessment and other documents. 
• Development of the cost procedures
• Review and approve subcontractor proposals manage contracts and change request
• Review and approve payment applications monitor invoicing and ensure payments are in order
• Advise the Project Manager of any foreseen cost over expenditure and proposes corrective actions
• Review monthly reports as presented by Contractor and present to the Client
• Travel from the office to various sites as required or be based on site
• The job holder is required to carry out all tasks within his/her level of skill and ability

Qualifications :

• Minimum 5 years professional experience related to Engineering Cost Management  
• Bachelors degree in Quantity Surveying Civil Engineering Architecture or any degree relevant to the position.
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Ability to work under pressure to deliver deadlines
• Good communication skills to systematically explain concepts methodology
• Strong client management change management and teamwork skills  
• Strong Microsoft skills specifically excel & PowerPoint CostX Knowledge of AutoCAD

Additional Information :

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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 worklife balance. 

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.

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 preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs will be treated as a direct application.

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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. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.