About the job
Join Turner & Townsend as we seek skilled Senior Cost Managers and/or Quantity Surveyors to be the primary client liaison, ensuring we meet client goals by providing exceptional cost management services.
The ideal candidate will possess outstanding communication abilities and thrive in a client-facing environment. Successful candidates will be self-driven, proactive, and capable of working autonomously as well as collaboratively within a team. In this pivotal role, you will provide leadership and guidance, fostering the values and vision of Turner & Townsend.
Key Responsibilities:
- Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
- Deliver comprehensive estimates and cost planning, culminating in the presentation of the final cost plan.
- Collaborate with the design services team and general contractor to develop accurate cost estimates.
- Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to validate data accuracy.
- Engage with general contractors and project managers to gather status updates for cost estimate revisions.
- Draft written feedback on general contractor submissions, including executive summaries.
- Coordinate all cost information sources for discussions with suppliers and subcontractors.
- Identify and drive engineering priorities based on cost implications.
- Work autonomously to resolve scheduling conflicts.
- Oversee cost checks and valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate processes.
- Engage in post-contract cost variance management and change control processes.
- Manage cost impact, contingency management, and tracking logs.
- Prepare funding presentations and facilitate value engineering sessions with stakeholders.
- Develop cost plans and estimates throughout the design phase, providing updated plans at key milestones.
- Offer commercial insights during design optioneering and value engineering exercises.
- Review contractor and subcontractor pricing, leading negotiations to secure fair contract pricing.
- Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management across project lifecycles.
- Ensure effective management of post-contract cost variances and change control processes.
- Oversee cost auditing and valuation processes, ensuring a robust validation approach.