Associate Director - Cost Manager Quantity Surveyor Data Center Construction
Associate Director - Cost Manager Quantity Surveyor Data Center Construction
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Job Description
Turner & Townsend has an opportunity for an Associate Director Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to work with our team and a global technology client on an massive data center construction program.
The Associate Director will take responsibility for end to end service delivery acting as a key day to day client interface and ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added service.
Responsibilities:
- Strong leadership skills; experience leading a Cost Management team ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
- Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client stakeholders and other consultants at all project stages.
- Identifying opportunities to improve cost management procedures templates and products.
- Knowledge management Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
- Process improvement Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
- Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients.
- Identifying and acting upon crossselling opportunities.
- Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
- Attending relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities.
- Staff management Inputting into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews.
- Undertake Staff Performance reviews.
- Financial management Utilizing the tools provided keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
- Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of the cost estimates.
- Reconcile changes that occur over the planning phase and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
- Quality Control Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
- 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.
- Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
- 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.
Job Objectives:
- Commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time.
- Service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment.
- Strong relationships are developed with clients and crossfunctional team members.
- The team is effectively led.
- Line management responsibilities are effectively discharged.
- Business development opportunities with existing and new clients including cross selling opportunities are identified and acted upon.
- Margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts are kept track of on all commissions.
- Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained.
Qualifications :
- SME in Quantity Surveying.
- Experience in the construction industry with a good understanding of the role of a cost consultant.
- Effectively able to pivot between a delivery and management role.
- Graduate degree in quantity surveying cost management construction management or engineering.
- RICS or equivalent accredidation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications.
- Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency using spreadsheets.
- Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
- Drive to be proactive and selfmotivated.
- The tenacity and ambition to inject value and create solutions.
- Ability to develop good working relationships with project teams.
- Good organization skills ability to multitask prioritize and be a team player.
Additional Information :
The salary range for this fulltime role is $160K$185K 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. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidates experience and qualifications.
*Onsite presence and requirements may change depending on our clients needs.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
