Senior Cost Manager - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend is seeking a driven Cost Manager to join our team and  partner with a global technology on largescale Data Center construction projects in Richmond Virginia.

To be successful in this role you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a clientfacing role.

This is a 100% onsite role based in Richmond Virginia at the jobsite. 

Job Objectives:

• Performing cost reviews and estimate requests as they are submitted by the client.
• Preparing documents as required by the team.
• Document control.
• Analyzing existing cost data and producing benchmark information.
• Assist with weekly reporting to the client.
• Meet and negotiate costs with contractors.
• Develop cost estimates from drawings and specifications.
• Provide input into value engineering exercises.
• 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 NPA subs quantities from A/Es.
• 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.

Possible additional responsibilities:

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 purposes.

Qualifications :

• Experience working in a construction cost management role.
• College and/or postgraduate degree in construction management cost management quantity surveying engineering or field related to construction.
• RICS accredited or working towards is valuable but not required.
• Experience working on largescale data center or relatable projects.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters such as different procurement routes value management and value engineering.

Additional Information :

*Onsite presence and requirements may change depending on our clients needs

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