Senior Cost Manager - Data Centres & Critical Sectors

Turner & Townsend; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a seasoned Cost Manager in Australia to lead cost planning, feasibility studies and procurement reports across major projects. You will manage prequalification, tender processes and contract documentation while overseeing post-contract cost variances and valuations on large schemes.

The role requires extensive cost management experience in consulting, with proficiency in CostX, Excel and strong client liaison skills.

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or similar.
• Sound experience in cost planning and contract administration
• 5+ Years of experience in cost management roles with emphasis on consultancy roles.
• Has managed clients, contractors, and consultants directly in previous roles.
• Preferable RICS and AIQS accredited.
• Previous CostX experience is preferable.
• Intermediate to high level MS Excel experience.
• Must have a driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Producing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procurement, including managing the prequalification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, conducting pre-tender estimates, 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.
• Progress claim assessments on site of drawings of the plan.
• 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 for the Line Manager to present to the client. Inputting into value engineering.
• Knowledge management – Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is entered into the Turner & Townsend internal database.
• Seek out opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to the appropriate line manager.
• Follow project governance processes and systems that are utilized throughout the project and cascade Turner & Townsend cost management procedures to the relevant staff.
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or similar

RICS accreditation

AIQS accreditation

Tools

CostX

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a seasoned Cost Manager in Australia to lead cost planning, feasibility studies and procurement reports across major projects. You will manage prequalification, tender processes and contract documentation while overseeing post-contract cost variances and valuations on large schemes.

The role requires extensive cost management experience in consulting, with proficiency in CostX, Excel and strong client liaison skills.