Senior Cost Consultant - M&E

Turner & Townsend; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Health spending account

RRSP matching

Learning and development budget

Professional membership covered

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Ottawa is seeking a Senior Cost Consultant with 5-10 years of post-graduate cost management experience to lead a major project and deliver best-value outcomes.

You will manage a team, develop monthly reports with scheduling colleagues, and guide procurement-to-site processes while interfacing with clients and other consultants for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Eligible to work in Canada.
• 5–10 years of relevant cost management experience including two major projects or programs.
• Post-secondary education certificate, diploma or degree.
• Membership of CIQS and/or RICS preferred.
• Reliability clearance with the Government of Canada or ability to obtain one.
• Advanced knowledge of CostX is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support a major project in Ottawa.
• Lead a team to drive the best value for the client across design and construction.
• Develop clear monthly reports with reporting and scheduling teams.
• Oversee packages from inception through procurement to on-site monitoring.
• Interface with client and consultants to provide guidance and drive efficiencies.
• Contribute to research on Canadian construction market conditions.

Skills

Cost management

Team leadership

Client interfacing

Reporting

Cost control

CostX

Education

Post-secondary certificate/diploma/degree

CIQS

RICS

Tools

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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Senior Cost Consultant with 5 - 10 years post-graduate experience in cost management looking for the next step, or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment and looking to join a growing and dynamic team. This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Senior Cost Consultant with 5 - 10 years post-graduate experience in cost management looking for the next step, or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment and looking to join a growing and dynamic team. This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

Job Description

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

• Supporting a major project in Ottawa
• Leading a team of like-minded individuals to drive the best value and opportunities for the client whether that be through design or construction.
• Working with our reporting and scheduling teams to develop clear and concise monthly reports that showcase all aspects of the project.
• Driving packages of work through from inception of package through to completion including working with our estimating team, seeing it through procurement and then monitoring the works on site.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.Providing educated guidance and insight on all aspects of the project to drive improvement and efficiencies.Assisting in research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data.Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standardsAssessing and validating design as well as post contract cost changes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager.Inputting into value engineering and life cycle costing.Assisting the Commission Manager ensuring commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time.Assisting the Commission Manager to ensure service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment.Assisting our Associate Directors / Directors in developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients.Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated is inputted into internal databases and shared.

Qualifications

• Eligible to work in Canada.
• 5 - 10 years of relevant experience including working on at least two major projects or programs
• A recognized post-secondary education certificate, diploma or degree
• Membership of Relevant Professional Organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) and/or The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Reliability clearance with the Government of Canada or be able to secure one
• Advanced knowledge of and experience using CostX is an asset

Additional Information

What's in it for you...

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

The base salary range for this full-time role is $90,000 - $140,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

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.

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