Cost Planner/Senior Cost Planner - Aviation
* Full-time
* Department: Infrastructure
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.
For 75 years we have been leading the delivery of major transformational programmes. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 118 offices worldwide.
Further to this success we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To achieve this, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.
Owing to continued demand and our ambitious plans for growth, Turner & Townsend are looking to recruit Cost Planners and Senior Cost Planners with proven experience across the Infrastructure (Rail, Airports, Highways, Power, Water or Utilities) sector.
Cost Planners at Turner & Townsend make the difference for our clients by supporting them as an embedded resource within their organisation or through ad-hoc pieces of work for multiple clients across the Infrastructure sector as part of the Turner & Townsend Estimating Hub. Although our work is predominantly for UK-based clients, as workload requires, our Cost Planners have the opportunity to work remotely (from the UK) on estimating tasks for our clients across the globe.
Our team deliver a wide range of cost planning outputs for our clients, to support their decision making, including:
* Estimate Production (from Order of Magnitude estimates through to detailed estimates built up from first principles)
* Estimating Support to Major Programme Set up
As a Cost Planner at Turner & Townsend you will be responsible for:
* Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates and cost plans for projects in a timely and efficient manner.
* Control and management of the estimating process at project level;
* Production of estimates without management or supervision;
* Supporting development and promotion of estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend;
* Assisting in the achievement of departmental objectives;
* Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to be able to give best practice advice in line with business objectives.
* Prepare accurate and comprehensive Estimates and Cost Plans for large or complex Programmes or projects in a timely and efficient manner
* Support the change control process of their projects
* Support development of demonstration of Value for Money through production of reports and benchmarking analysis
* Undertake commercial assurance and negotiation of contractors offers
Minimum Requirements:
* Qualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience
* Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in a large project environment.
* Previous experience of working with estimating software packages.
* Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or working towards
* Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB / A. Cost E.
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.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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