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. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
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.
OUR CORE VALUES
* We love a challenge
* We are stronger together
* We bring out the best in everyone
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
Senior Cost Managers handle commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. Typically, projects fall within the £10m to £50m range.
Key Accountabilities
* Coaching junior staff, including allocating roles and responsibilities to ensure effective cost management on all projects
* Advising clients on feasibility studies
* Advising clients on their procurement options
* Managing the estimating and cost planning stages, including presenting the final cost plan to the client
* 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 peer reviewing cost allowances and carrying out valuations on larger projects
* Producing monthly post contract cost reports
* 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
* Ability to work with autonomy
* A self-motivated individual who is able to take initiative and deliver to tight deadlines
* Have 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
* Ability to delegate tasks to junior team to assist in their technical development
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.
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