Cost Manager / Commercial Manager - Expression of Interest (EOI) | Energy & Natural Resources

Turner & Townsend; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Sydney seeks Cost Manager / Commercial Manager to lead end-to-end cost management on major projects. You will drive tender evaluation, cost planning and procurement, ensuring strong cost performance and client outcomes.

Join a global team delivering energy, infrastructure and natural resources programmes. Candidates with energy/infrastructure sector experience and accreditation are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in engineering, construction management or related field.
• Professional accreditation such as RICS or MCIPS is desirable.
• Strong cost, procurement and commercial management experience on major programmes.
• Experience in energy, power, transmission or infrastructure sectors is preferred.
• Ability to lead teams and manage client interfaces across project stages.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end cost management commissions and client interface on key projects.
• Conduct tender evaluations and prepare procurement reports.
• Manage cost planning, estimates and final cost presentation.
• Oversee procurement stages from pre-qualification to contract award.
• Control post-contract cost variances and change processes.
• Produce monthly post-contract cost reports for clients.
• Apply value engineering and life cycle costing techniques.
• Lead cost management teams and identify new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with directors to construct bids for new work.

Skills

Cost management

Tender evaluation

Value engineering

Cost planning

Procurement

Team leadership

Client interface

Change control

Life cycle costing

Contract management

Education

Engineering degree

Postgraduate degree

RICS/MCIPS accreditation

Tools

MS Excel

CostX

Job description

Cost Manager / Commercial Manager - Expression of Interest (EOI) | Energy & Natural Resources

• Full-time
• Department: Energy and natural resources

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, defence, 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.

The Energy & Natural Resources team are undergoing a period of growth, due to increased client demand we are looking for experienced and aspiring cost and commercial managers to join our experienced and supportive team. We have opportunities for Cost Managers and Commercial Managers in Sydney and surrounding areas.

Working across a range of prestigious energy projects, stemming from sectors including; Clean Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Conventional & Low Carbon Energy and Mining, we are confident you will diversify your project experience with us. Our clients are at the fore-front of industry leading change and we are keen to speak to like-minded individuals at various stages within their career to see what Turner & Townsend can offer you.

Role Purpose

The Cost Manager / Commercial Manager will be responsible for leading Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex projects.

To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to achieve strong cost performance and commercial outcomes.

Key Accountabilitiesinclude:

Conducting tender evaluation studies and writing procurement reports

Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate involving Turner & Townsend’s specialist Value Management team

Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan

Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively

Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively

Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively

Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client

Value engineering and life cycle costing

Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed

Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.

Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients

Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities

Working with Directors to construct bids for new work

Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients

Staff management (where appropriate) of Senior Cost /Commercial Managers and Assistant Cost / Commercial Managers

Proven Cost, Procurement or Commercial Management experience

Experience working with broad range of contract and commercial models

Experience of working on Major Programmes and Projects

Experience of working in the Energy and Natural Resources (Clean Energy, T&D, Renewables, Conventional & Low Carbon Energy) or Infrastructure sectors

Understanding and practical application of construction project delivery models, procurement routes and contracts

Experience in leading and managing teams

Education to a degree/postgraduate/equivalent level in a relevant technical discipline (eg Engineering, Construction Management, Project management, Procurement & Supply Chain or related field)

Professional accreditation (eg. RICS, MCIPS)

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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