Senior Cost Manager – Project & Procurement Leadership

Turner & Townsend; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Melbourne seeks an experienced Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager to lead cost management on major projects. You will produce feasibility studies, cost plans, tender analyses, and post-contract cost control, working with clients, contractors and consultants.

The role requires a recognised degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management, 5+ years in cost management within consultancy, and proficiency in CostX and MS Excel.

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.

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

Skills

Technical cost management

Contract administration

Client management

Team leadership

Cost reporting

Procurement knowledge

Portfolio management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying / Construction Management

Tools

CostX

MS Excel

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Melbourne seeks an experienced Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager to lead cost management on major projects. You will produce feasibility studies, cost plans, tender analyses, and post-contract cost control, working with clients, contractors and consultants.

The role requires a recognised degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management, 5+ years in cost management within consultancy, and proficiency in CostX and MS Excel.