Cost Manager/Project Quantity Surveyor - Construction
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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
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 10,000 people in 50 countries. Collaborating with our clients across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, we specialise in major programmes, programme management, cost and commercial management, net zero and digital solutions. We are passionate about making the difference, transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world. As well as helping organisations deliver and integrate new assets as quickly and efficiently as possible, we help set the asset strategies that support their corporate objectives. We also work with our clients to create safe and comfortable environments which are inexpensive to maintain, sustainable and practical to conduct business from.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
* To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.
* To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service.
SCOPE
Cost Managers handle commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. Typically, projects fall within the £5m to £10m range. Our markets include Healthcare, Education, HT&M, Retail Banking and beyond.
Key Accountabilities
* Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
* Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan, utilising the relevant cost management tools and services.
* Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, producing the preliminaries, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
* Conducting the role of contract administrator, including dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
* Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects.
* Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
* Inputting into value engineering.
* Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
* Interfacing with the client, Project Manager, and other consultants, at all project stages.
* Work collaboratively with Turner and Townsend’s project management team during project delivery.
* Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.
* Utilising our full suite of bespoke digital cost management tools and services.
* Implementing our Embodied Carbon Calculator, a bespoke carbon accounting tool, to produce carbon footprint reports.
* Supporting the execution of our NewLeaf strategy.
* Management of internal fees, internal job costing and resourcing requirements.
Qualifications
The Candidate
* Ability to work with autonomy.
* A self-motivated individual who is able to take initiative and deliver to tight deadlines.
* Working towards or recently achieved Chartered Status.
* Have a confident and professional manner.
* Highly organised and ability to prioritise own workload.
* Ability to collaborate and build relationships across the business.
* Ability to work well under pressure.
Experience And Skills
* A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle.
* Ideally professionally qualified (RICS or similar).
* Degree or HNC level qualification.
Additional Information
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr