Senior Cost Manager- Commercial Real Estate
Senior Cost Manager- Commercial Real Estate
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Job Description
Who are you
You are a construction cost management professional with a minimum of 6 years postgraduate experience working in a cost role on commercial real estate office retail mixed us Hightech or related fitout projects. US construction experience is preferred.
*Inoffice presence is required three days weekly out of the Miami office. Requirements may change depending on the business needs.
Responsibilities:
- 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 quantities from architects and engineers.
- 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.
PreContract
- Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters such as different procurement routes and value management.
- Providing commercial input to design optioneering 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 purposes.
Qualifications :
A minimum of 6 years postgraduate experience working in a cost management/quantity surveying role on commercial corporate interiors or related tenant improvement and/or fitout construction projects.
- Ideally a college degree in Quantity Surveyor Engineering Construction Management with a technical Focus or related technical field.
- Solid technical experience in all cost management areas; planning estimating precontract and managing KPIs.
- US construction cost management experience is required.
- Proficient with collaborative software including Costx or other related cost related software. Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency using spreadsheets.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Polished individual who demonstrates excellent presentation verbal written and communication skills.
- Passion and enthusiasm for construction and numbers!
Additional Information :
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 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. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs will be treated as a direct application.
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.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
