Senior Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Commercial/Cost Management professional to drive cost control, forecasting and reporting for major construction projects in the UK. You will pro-actively monitor cost variance, manage contract cash flow and collaborate with client and contractor teams to deliver KPIs, programme performance and value engineering.

The role requires NEC3 experience, strong communication and leadership skills, and a proactive approach to governance, change control and final

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams
• Experience with NEC3 or similar contract forms preferred
• Strong cost management and forecasting abilities
• Proven change management and control skills
• Valuation and cash flow reporting experience
• Risk management and procurement expertise
• Estimating, pricing and cost reporting proficiency
• Committed to sharing best practices and driving efficiencies in project life cycle
• People management and commissioning responsibilities where needed
• Knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering

Skills

Excellent communication

Contract management

Cost management

Change management

Valuation

Risk management

Procurement

Estimating

Pricing

Reporting

People management

Value engineering

Education

Degree qualified (or equivalent)

Job description

with project objectives and policies.Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.Leading people and commissions as needed.

Qualifications

• Excellent communicationContract
• Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
• Cost Management
• Change management and control
• Valuation
• Risk Management
• Procurement
• Estimating
• Pricing
• Reporting
• Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• Sharing best practice
• People management
• Commission management
• Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project life cycle
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.

Additional Information

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.Please find out more about us at #LI-CH1SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be
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Summary

• Type: Full-time
• Function: Engineering
• Experience level: Mid-Senior Level
• Industry: Construction

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.