Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise 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 over 130 countries worldwide.
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.
Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualification in Quantity Surveying with 10+ years’ working in cost management on large capital programmes. Previous experience in the Utilities sector is preferred but not essential.
• Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, drawings and specifications.
• Strong experience of delivering technically complex and high value infrastructure projects
• Experience of working in a comparable consultancy environment, or with a client or contractor organisation
• Knowledge of cost management principles, methods, techniques and tools, including the standard method of measurement
• Demonstrable working knowledge of the NEC form of Contract

SKILLS

• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team while ensuring that all cost management tasks are conducted in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ability to develop long term relationships with all team members, and effectively balance people and processes.
• Previous experience of managing resources including mentoring of more junior staff members
  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.
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As the Senior Cost Manager, the successful candidate will:

• Develop and implement cost and contract management strategies.
• Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, and governance papers.
• Implement, administer, and maintain cost control systems and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.
• Support the administration of contracts including assessment of contract variations and claims and providing client with contract advice.
• Commercial review of pricing submissions including benchmarking of project costs.
• Support the risk team with financial impacts of potential risks.
• Develop and maintain relationships with interfacing disciplines including, but not limited to, Finance, Commercial and Project Managers to ensure alignment of project information.
• Provide regular updates on cost control initiatives and financial performance.
• Identify trends and variances to budgets and forecasts through financial analysis and provide recommendations to support effective decision making.
• Develop commercial reporting tools and generate cost reports on a regular basis.
• Training and coaching less experienced team members on cost control and commercial management processes and practices.