Cost Manager, Construction Projects

Turnertownsend; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 180.000.000 - 320.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Cost Manager for construction projects requiring travel to on-site locations outside Bogotá. The role emphasizes a methodical approach to cost control and strong interpersonal skills to tailor negotiation strategies for the best possible outcomes.

You will lead cost planning, tendering, contract management, and value engineering while coordinating with clients and the SCM to deliver accurate cost reporting and timely financial close out.

Formación

• 6–8 years of professional experience in construction projects.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture or Mechanical Engineer.
• High degree of accuracy and local market cost knowledge.
• Worked for global companies previously.
• Fluent English & Spanish.
• RICS and/or AACE CCP, CCT preferable.

Responsabilidades

• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Development of the cost procedures.
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, 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.
• Review and approve subcontractor proposals, manage contracts, and change requests.
• 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.
• Analyze the project budget, monitor expenditure and costs against delivered products and services.
• Review payment applications, monitor invoicing and ensure payments are in order.
• Report the progress at regular intervals with the SCM, and manage communications with all stakeholders until project delivery and financial close out; Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Review monthly reports as presented by Contractor, and present to the SCM and Client.
• Inputting into value engineering.
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.
• Financial management -Utilising Financial Management Systems to keep track of the ongoing margin levels.
• Process improvement -Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
• Knowledge management -Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database: share systemized lessons learned.

Conocimientos

Cost management

Budgeting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Mechanical Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Role Overview

This role will need travel to on site job, outside Bogotá. The Cost Manager demonstrates a methodical approach and superb interpersonal skills. Outstanding Cost Manager is not only great at analyzing costs, but they also know how to read people and tailor their negotiation strategies to ensure the best possible outcome.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Development of the cost procedures.
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, 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.
• Review and approve subcontractor proposals, manage contracts, and change requests.
• 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.
• Analyze the project budget, monitor expenditure and costs against delivered products and services.
• Review payment applications, monitor invoicing and ensure payments are in order.
• Report the progress at regular intervals with the SCM, and manage communications with all stakeholders until project delivery and financial close out; Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Review monthly reports as presented by Contractor, and present to the SCM and Client.
• Inputting into value engineering.
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.
• Financial management -Utilising Financial Management Systems to keep track of the ongoing margin levels.
• Process improvement -Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
• Knowledge management -Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database: share systemized lessons learned.

Qualifications

• 6 - 8 years of professional experience in construction projects.
• Bachelor´s Degree in Engineer, Architect or Mechanical Engineer.
• High degree of accuracy and local market cost knowledge.
• Worked for global companies previously.
• Fluent English & Spanish
• RICS," preferable"
• AACE CCP, CCT" preferable"

About the Company

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.