Senior Cost Manager

About This Role

Act as a Senior Cost Manager or Quantity Surveyor, serving as the key client interface to deliver value-added cost management services and ensure client objectives are met, providing leadership and direction within Turner & Townsend's vision and values.

Responsibilities

• Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle
• Provide estimate and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure data accuracy
• Communicate with the general contractor and project owner to gather status information for cost estimate updates
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for discussions (NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es)
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate processes
• Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and change of control processes
• Manage cost impact/contingency management and commitment tracking logs
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions with stakeholders
• Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at design milestones
• Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering exercises
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing, leading negotiations to drive fair contract prices
• Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure effective management of post-contract cost variances and change control processes
• Ensure effective management of cost auditing and valuation work with robust validation processes
• Compile monthly cost reports for client presentation and negotiate/agree final accounts in a timely manner
• Compile built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a cost management role in the construction industry
• Experience leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering
• Excellent communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry, with experience leading cost management on medium or large construction projects

Nice to Have

• RICS accredited or working towards it
• Construction consultancy experience