Senior Cost Consultant

Turner & Townsend; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Cost Consultant to join their dynamic team. In this influential role, you will leverage your extensive experience in cost estimating for infrastructure projects, guiding project teams to deliver exceptional results. Your expertise will be crucial in producing accurate cost estimates, engaging in value engineering workshops, and providing strategic advice on capital expenditure. This role offers the opportunity to work with high-performing teams and make a significant impact on major projects that shape communities. If you're ready to take your career to the next level in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in cost estimating for infrastructure projects.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Produce cost estimates for major infrastructure projects.
• Engage in value engineering to identify cost savings.
• Interface with clients and stakeholders throughout projects.

Skills

Cost Estimating

Leadership

Value Engineering

Risk Assessment

Client Management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Construction Management

Tools

Cost Estimating Software

Job description

Company 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

Who are you?

You are an experienced Senior Cost Consultant with 7+ years’ experience, specializing in infrastructure construction cost and seeking your next step or are currently working in a similar role within a comparable environment. You’re motivated to join a growing and dynamic team. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, driven, and capable of working both independently and as part of a team. In this impactful role, you will be providing leadership and direction, actively embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

Job Description

As a Senior Cost Consultant, you will be involved in:

• Producing construction cost estimates for major infrastructure construction projects from feasibility/concept design up to detailed design (pre-tender estimates).
• Providing costings of options as part of project Optioneering stages.
• Providing cost reconciliation cost estimates including associated justification to be presented to project clients and key stakeholders.
• Engaging in value engineering workshops to identify the cost savings and optimum solutions available for the client.
• Development, validation, and control of the Target Price within an Integrated Project Team.
• Participating in probabilistic risk assessment workshops to calculate contingency provisions e.g., Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA).
• Providing client advice on capital and operational expenditure (OPEX) element of the project (e.g., operation and maintenance, life cycle cost, whole life costs, etc.).
• Producing cost benchmark for validation and target-setting on major infrastructure projects.
• Actively interfacing with project clients, key stakeholders, contractors, and consultants (engineering, etc.) during all project stages.
• Working in close collaboration with high performing project teams to ensure expectations are managed adequately and clients’ goals are achieved.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cost estimating positions across pre-contract/post-contract phases of infrastructure projects.
• A recognized university degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying / Civil Engineering / Construction Management Degree and/or Certification.
• Membership in relevant professional organizations is a bonus (e.g., CIQS / RICS / AACE).
• Experienced in cost/claims negotiations with (sub)contractors or working for a General Contractor not essential but a bonus.
• Knowledge and proficiency with cost estimating software used on major civil engineering projects.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program and project management, cost management and project Controls across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 108 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the planning, construction and operation of our clients' assets. We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.