Senior Cost Manager/Project QS - Construction
Full-time At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide. 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. 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. Our markets include Healthcare, Education, HT&M, Retail Banking and beyond. 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 and presenting them to the client 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 Implementing our Embodied Carbon Calculator, a bespoke carbon accounting tool, to produce carbon footprint reports Management of internal fees, internal job costing and resourcing requirements REPORTING Depending upon context, a Senior Cost Manager is likely to report to an Associate Director, Project Director or Director. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time Service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment Good relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team They work as an effective member of the cost management team Opportunities are identified to develop new business with existing clients Margin levels are kept track of on all commissions Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained The Candidate 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 We 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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Full-time At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide. 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. 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. Our markets include Healthcare, Education, HT&M, Retail Banking and beyond. 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 and presenting them to the client 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 Implementing our Embodied Carbon Calculator, a bespoke carbon accounting tool, to produce carbon footprint reports Management of internal fees, internal job costing and resourcing requirements REPORTING Depending upon context, a Senior Cost Manager is likely to report to an Associate Director, Project Director or Director. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time Service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment Good relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team They work as an effective member of the cost management team Opportunities are identified to develop new business with existing clients Margin levels are kept track of on all commissions Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained The Candidate 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 We 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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