Cost Manager Lead

Do you want to be part of our successful team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Rwanda. We are seeking a Senior Cost Manager.

The role presents a unique opportunity for the right leader to build from a strong foundation taking operations to the next level of maturity. The CM lead will work with senior leadership in Rwanda and the surrounding markets on exciting business opportunities.

The successful candidate will be an agile emotionally intelligent leader with strong technical delivery history. International and cross sector experience with an ability to work in multicultural environment is beneficial.

The successful candidate will be a cost management and project controls generalist covering estimating cost scheduling risk change performance measurement and reporting and should be able to articulate and continually move forward what good looks like. They will have excellent communication skills and be a strong and respected influencer. They should operate at a senior level and comfortable to present to large groups.

Key requirements of the role include but are not limited to:

• Act as principle point of contact for cost management team
• Leads and motivates others to participate and contribute provides necessary direction and inspires high performance
• Take on key account role(s) project execution assurance and maintain client relationships as required
• Deliver assurance services to projects peer review gateway review maturity assessments readiness reviews progress and performance audits
• Demonstrable appetite for challenge innovation and continued improvement in CM/PC discipline
• Identify and understand the areas of opportunity and development
• Enable continued growth trajectory within the market

Candidate will perform the following duties and not limited;

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of the cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractors submissions including the executive summary.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from  subs and contractors
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.

Qualifications :

• Minimum 15 years of relevant working experience in the discipline
• Degree holder in Quantity Surveying or related field
• Experience in business development
• Proactive quality driven selfmotivated and handson teamleader with the ability to multitask
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills essential ability to communicate well with clients and senior management
• Experience in leading teams of professionals with a strength in growing and developing people

Additional Information :

You will also be responsible for:

PreContract

• Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Providing commercial input to design and input into value engineering exercises.
• Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.

PostContract

• Performing quantity surveying cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensuring that postcontract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
• Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
• Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purpose

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