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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.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Job Description
Do you enjoy problem solving? Are you commercially minded? And do you want to help make tangible improvements to UK society? If so, Turner & Townsend could be for you.
We are currently seeking a personable, enthusiastic, and energetic individual to join our specialist Cost Assurance team to look after our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and our clients.
You will be a Consultant within our UK Infrastructure business working within our specialist Cost Assurance team to help review and scrutinise actual incurred cost and help drive supply chain improvement and efficiency for a range of major programmes and projects. The main purpose of the role is:
* Deliver successful Cost Assurance commissions
* Work in teams of variable sizes and provide support to more junior members to allow them to develop and grow
* Input into the development of the service line by contributing to bids and the ongoing refinement of internal training and information about the service
Key Responsibilities
* Review construction contractor systems, controls and processes to provide a view on their ways of working, using intelligence from around the industry to build a view on best practice.
* Analysis and understanding of complex construction contracts.
* Plan financial audits by understanding our Clients’ objectives and risk areas, as well as the supply chains’ structure, policies and processes.
* Perform testing of data and information using smart techniques and tools such as data visualisation and trend/pattern analysis.
* Production of findings reports that deliver key findings, recommendations and messages in a succinct and professional manner.
* Foster good quality working relationships with clients and those being reviewed built around trust and professionalism.
* Assist the maintenance of internal systems to ensure commission and financial management is compliant with business processes.
Qualifications
Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:
* Data analysis – ability to review and draw insights from large quantities of data in various formats.
* Time management – working in a team environment and handling a variable workload through peaks and troughs.
* Assessment of accuracy and entitlement to costs – e.g. certification of application for payment or review of invoices.
* Report writing – communicating complex messages succinctly to maximise impact.
* Construction industry technical matters - such as disallowed cost areas, calculation of pain/gain amounts etc.
* Contract Management - NEC3 (Option C, E) preferred.
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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Consulting
* Industries
* Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services
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