Cost Manager - Data Centers

Turner & Townsend; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Barcelona is looking for experienced Cost Managers to oversee cost management and project delivery for major construction projects, including Data Centers. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years experience and strong fluency in both Spanish and English.

The position entails estimating, planning, and managing the procurement processes, while collaborating closely with clients to ensure project success. The company promotes a healthy work-life balance and diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience preparing cost estimates.
• Experience in Data centre, Pharma, Oil and Gas preferred.
• Good technical experience in cost management areas; pre-contract, post-contract and final account.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide estimate and cost planning, producing the final cost plan.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects.
• Produce monthly post-contract cost reports and present to the client.
• Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients.

Skills

Cost Management

Project Delivery

Estimating

Fluent in Spanish

Fluent in English

Job description

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are engaged to support our clients with many complex projects, responsible for all aspects of cost management and project delivery, and we are seeking Quantity Surveyors / Cost Managers to act as the day‑to‑day interface with our clients driving projects to achieve an excellent outcome.

We are looking for Cost Manager / QS with either CSA and/or MEP Cost Management experience, who may have worked on major construction projects or in the Data Centers sectors.

Key Elements

• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed level.
• Assist on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre‑qualification stage, produce bid list, bid analysis, produce bid report, and compile contractual documents.
• Participate effectively with post‑contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable refer major changes to line manager.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost checking, and valuation process.
• Produce monthly post‑contract cost reports and present to client.
• Provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
• Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all project stages.
• Provide leadership to cost management team when necessary, ensure the delivery on all accountabilities.
• Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager, and utilize marketing database.
• Identify improvements for cost management procedures, templates, and products, and refer ideas to appropriate line manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience preparing cost estimates.
• Experience in Data centre, Pharma, Oil and Gas preferred.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Good technical experience in all cost management areas; pre‑contract, post‑contract and final account.
• Good understanding of all mechanical, process, electrical, and plumbing systems, as they relate to construction of projects.
• Good understanding of all civils, structural and architectural aspects as they relate to construction of projects.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Great organizational skills; ability to multi‑task and be a team player.

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.

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.

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.