Associate Director - Cost Management

Turner & Townsend Limited; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking an Associate Director specializing in M&E cost management. This role requires over 10 years of relevant experience in Quantity Surveying and the ability to lead a team. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality cost management services, business development, and overseeing financial management. A university degree and certification in professional organizations are required.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Equal opportunity employer

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience in Quantity Surveying for two Real Property projects valued over $100M.
• Ability to obtain Government of Canada security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end cost management service including cost estimates and change management.
• Lead and mentor an M&E cost management team.
• Develop new business opportunities with clients.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

M&E Systems

People Management

Earned Value Management

Quality Assurance

Education

University degree (with Canadian equivalency if obtained abroad)

Certification in professional organisations (PQS or MRICS)

Tools

Revit

CostX

Job description

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, 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.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

You are an experienced Associate Director specialising in M&E cost management with a minimum of 10 years of post‑graduate experience looking for a new and exciting opportunity or a seasoned Senior Consultant ready for the next step.

Job Description

• Deliver a high-quality end-to-end cost management service, including the production of cost estimates in CIQS and Uniformat (ROM and Class D through Class A), value management, procurement advice and support, tender analysis, cost reporting, and change management.
• Lead and mentor an M&E cost management team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality M&E cost management services to our clients.
• Develop new business opportunities with existing and potential Turner & Townsend clients.
• Identify and act upon cross‑selling opportunities.
• Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing commissions.
• Participate in staff management, including recruitment interviews and performance reviews.
• Oversee financial management, utilizing tools to track margin levels and maintain monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission.

Qualifications

• >10 years of relevant experience in Quantity Surveying, with a focus on M&E systems.
• A recognised university degree. I the degree is obtained outside of Canada, a Canadian equivalency certificate is required.
• Certification in relevant professional organisations (PQS or MRICS)
• Have in place, or the ability to quickly obtain Government of Canada security clearance (minimum Reliability Level).
• Quantity Surveying experience on a minimum of two Real Property projects valued at >$100M
• Relevant experience in providing end-to-end quantity surveying services
• Strong capability in quality assurance for deliverables.
• People management, having experience being a line manager
• Experience in earned value management
• Working knowledge of Revit
• Working knowledge of CostX

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.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.