Senior Cost Manager - Data Centers at Turner & Townsend Ltd

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

14 Jul, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Cost Planning, Change Order Negotiation, Value Engineering, Contract Negotiation, Cost Auditing, Financial Reporting, Procurement, Budgeting, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management

Industry

Construction

Description

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Job Description You are a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor with ideally a minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience working on mission critical Data Center, Commercial or relatable large-scale construction projects. 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 contractor’s 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. You will also be responsible for: Pre-Contract Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. 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. Post-Contract Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle. Ensuring that post-contract 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 5 years post-graduate experience working in a construction cost management related role on mission critical. Data Center, Commercial or relatable large-scale construction projects. College and/or post-graduate degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction. Recognized Industry accreditation or working towards. 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. Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills. Solid technical experience in all cost management areas; planning, estimating, pre-contract post contract and final account. Good organization skills, ability to multitask, and be a team player. 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/ #LI-LP1 Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn 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. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. Department: Real estate

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Responsibilities

Manage the full lifecycle of construction costs for data centers, including pre-contract cost planning and post-contract change management. Coordinate with contractors and stakeholders to ensure accurate valuations, funding presentations, and final account agreements.