Senior Cost Manager - Anticipated Opening
Turner & Townsend

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in 118 offices in 50 countries.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Description

The Senior Cost Manager is responsible for providing full cost management and estimating services, plus assisting on project scheduling, for a range of Battery or Automotive or EV or Data Centers or office fit out construction projects. Responsibilities to include, administering and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts, and to prepare and assist in the review of cost estimates and schedules. In addition, the role includes leading a small team responsible for cost, schedule and project controls, assigning work, assuring quality deliverables, providing management oversight and resolving issues.

Job Objectives:

• Provide cost information to support decision and alternative selection
• Establish key information requirements with design teams to support development of estimates
• Provide cost targets for design development and target areas for improvement
• Act as the cost champion with team providing guidance on design parameters and financial spend. For the avoidance of doubt, the cost manager shall not be required to comment on the technical merit of accuracy of the designs.
• Support cost and schedule assurance review process and submit key information for review
• Provide input to the development of the contracting plan
• Identify areas for value improvement to maximize cost efficiencies
• Develop cost estimates in line with client "class" requirements
• Evaluate contractor invoices prior to submission into client payment systems for pre-approval
• Utilize information from client payment tracking systems and input to cost report and validation of spending
• Utilize client payment systems to review and approve selected contractor invoices and input to cost report (boundaries / threshold to be established )
• Evaluate and analyse fee proposals / bids and provide recommendation for decision making
• Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis
• Maintain and manage the cost report and provide regular updates on financial position
• Input to the risk register and evaluation / costing of identified risks
• Provide cost management advice to support change management process
• With final approval from a project manager, evaluate, and recommend approval, and/or rejection of cost of proposed change orders
• Evaluation of contractor claims and provide recommendation to project team
• Evaluation of contractor works completed on site and validate against schedule of works
• Lead a team responsible for cost, schedule and project controls, assigning work, ensuring quality deliverables, providing management oversight and resolving issues
• Ensure team meets client expectations and assist Commission Manager in maintaining service levels and meeting commission objectives.

Qualifications

• 7-15 years in Automotive / Battery / Fabrication / commercial real estate experience projects.
• BSc Quantity surveying or commercial management or equivalent

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 work-life 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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's 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 CV's will be treated as a direct application.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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