Vaga de Senior Cost Manager
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At Turner & Townsend were 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 118 offices worldwide.
Job Description
Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and
fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise,
integrity, and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy
working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
Working with Cost Manager to manage commercial aspects of projects in several
sectors. Responsible for support and assistance to manage budget and to control
project costs. Involved throughout but more heavily during estimation points and
procurement phase. Also involved with change control during execution.
Qualifications
Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost
plan
Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing
the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing
the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control
processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations
on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost
checking and valuation takes place
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 and other consultants, at all project stages
Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on
all the above accountabilities
Marketing and business development, to include:
Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and
reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager and by making
effective use of the marketing database
Assisting in the production of bid documentation
Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager Internal management accountabilities, to include:
Knowledge management Ensuring that key information and learning generated from
each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
Financial management Utilizing FMS to keep track of the ongoing margin levels
Process improvement Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can
be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager REPORTING
Depending upon context, a Cost Manager is likely to report to a Senior Cost
Manager, Area Manager or Associate Director.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - A Senior Cost Manager will in part be assessed by the extent to which:
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, including where
appropriate, taking effective responsibility for Assistant Cost Managers
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.
Key responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Prepare estimations according to all design phases.
Monitor, control and prepare Valuations
Participate to value engineering sessions
Prepare and analyse change orders
Develop the primary project budget
Develop progress measurement criteria with vendors
Collect cost market data
Support quotation process responding to the questions of services/materials
proponents
Produce cash flow forecasts for internal and client purposes
Quantify materials and labour for all phases of a project.
Prepare Cost benefit analysis
Review project budget after design packages issuance by the technical team
Collaborate with the creation of the recommendation report
Participate in the weekly project and departmental meetings
Issue weekly progress reports on project costs including forecasting reimbursable
expenses
Qualifications
& skills
Degree-qualified or equivalent in Quantity Surveyor, Engineering, Architecture.
Relevant proven senior experience in similar roles.
Working towards RICS membership or recently chartered
Conversant in all aspects of quantity surveying
Experience in utilizing software systems e.g., Primavera, Cost X, CATO, BIM
(Building Information Modelling) Measure
Experience in utilizing Excel advanced level
Experience in utilizing AutoCAD.
Fluent in English
Excellent communication skills and client facing
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.
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