Cost Director

TURNER & TOWNSEND PTE. LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in Singapore is seeking a Commission Manager to oversee end-to-end service delivery for complex commissions. The successful candidate will act as the key client interface, manage a cost management team, and ensure adherence to client objectives through effective cost management services. Candidates should have a degree in Cost Management or Quantity Surveying, over 15 years of relevant experience, and hold a chartered QS certification. Exceptional communication and business development skills are vital for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years' work experience with career growth.
• Chartered QS certification with SISV or RICS.
• Experience in construction consultancy in Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end service delivery for complex commissions.
• Act as client interface for cost management services.
• Lead a cost management team and drive client outcomes.

Skills

Cost Management

Quantity Surveying

Client Management

Communication Skills

Business Development

Education

Degree in Cost Management or Quantity Surveying

Job description

Job Description

• Act as Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions or multiple commissions.
• To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added cost management service.
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Leading value engineering and life cycle costing exercise.
• Motivate team members, and drive towards positive client outcomes and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Critically analyze, challenge and brainstorm project requirements and deliverables, in order to find creative solutions and alternatives on behalf of clients.
• To lead a cost management team, ensuring that the team members deliver on all accountabilities.
• To identify & act upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients.
• To take line management responsibility as required.

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying or similar discipline with more than 15 years’ work experience with demonstrated career growth graph.
• Relevant experience of working preferably for a construction consultancy in Singapore
• Holds a chartered QS certification with SISV or RICS
• Experience in multiple sub sectors within the property projects will be added advantage. Experience working on a range of projects across industry sectors particularly with developers and public sector projects such as healthcare, institutions etc
• English language skills are required and additional Asia language skills would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills, and strong business acumen, with the ability to drive outcomes on behalf of clients, develop new business, leverage current opportunities, and coordinate with construction and design teams to meet deadlines and deliverables
• A passion for work, and a strong commitment to producing high quality work, and in motivating others to strive for excellence, and to go the extra mile to meet client requirements.
• Experience in client management with solid experience in client facing environment that requires incumbent to utilize critical business development skills and advisory skills to enhance project delivery on value management, value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Be able to develop new business and leverage current opportunities to grow a cost management team.
• An ambition and ability to help develop Cost Management business in-country or/and Asia is essential