Assistant Cost Manager - Urban Development Construction Projects

Turner & Townsend; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 520.110 - 780.166; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global professional services firm in Mexico City is seeking a skilled Quantity Surveyor to prepare estimations, monitor project valuations, and manage budget development. Candidates should have a degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or Architecture and at least 3 years in similar roles. Fluent English and proficiency with IT tools like Microsoft Office are essential. The role demands excellent communication and negotiation skills while offering opportunities for personal development in an inclusive work environment.

Formación

• Minimum 3 years of experience in similar roles.
• Fluent in English.
• Knowledge of project components and construction costs.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare estimations according to all design phases.
• Monitor and prepare valuations.
• Develop the primary project budget.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Proactivity

Educación

Degree in Quantity Surveyor, Engineering, or Architecture

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

CostX

AutoCAD

Descripción del empleo

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 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

Responsibilities

• Prepare estimations according to all design phase.
• Monitor, control and prepare Valuations.
• Participate to value engineering sessions.
• Prepare and analyse change orders.
• Develop the primary project budget.
• Develop progress measurement criteria with vendors.
• Collect cost market data.
• Support quotation process responding to the questions of services/materials proponents.
• Produce cash flow forecasts for internal and client purposes.
• Quantify materials and labour for all phases of a project.
• Prepare Cost benefit analysis.
• Review project budget after design packages issuance by the technical team.
• Collaborate with the creation of the recommendation report.
• Participate in the weekly project and departmental meetings.
• Issue weekly progress reports on project costs including forecasting reimbursable expenses.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree-qualified or equivalent in Quantity Surveyor, Engineering, Architecture.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in similar roles.
• Knowledge and understanding of the component parts of a project and overall construction costs.
• Ability to analyse and interpret commercial and technical project documentation.
• Ability to use a range of IT packages including Microsoft Office.
• Exceptional relationship building skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of the Construction process.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral & written.
• Negotiation skills and ability to apply those skills internally, externally & with our supply chain.
• Positive attitude at all times and the ability to integrate and play active part in the Construction Team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise to meet deadlines.
• Keen to pursue personal development needs and maintain up-to-date knowledge.
• Fluent in English.

Desirable

• Working towards RICS membership or recently chartered.
• Conversant in all aspects of quantity surveying.
• Experience in utilising software systems e.g. CostX, CATO, BIM Measure.
• Experience in utilising Excel at an advanced level.
• Experience in utilising AutoCAD.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.