Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction

Turnertownsend; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager to lead cost management on construction projects, from estimating through post-contract closeout. On-site presence may be required based on client needs.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience in cost management, knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and strong communication skills. SOX controls may be part of the role and on-site work could be needed according to client requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large-size construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on strategies, prequalify vendors, assess proposals and bid documents, chair interviews.
• Develop project estimates including construction costs, fees, direct work, and other costs.
• Present estimates, value engineering recommendations, and risk assessments to clients.
• Review and challenge costs with vendors using benchmark data.
• Manage cost reporting, budgets, spend forecasts, and risk registers.
• Oversee change orders, payment applications, and dispute resolution.
• Oversee final accounting, post-contract audits, and project closeout.
• Conduct post-contract reviews and develop lessons learned and training materials.
• Ensure handover procedures and take-off processes are followed.
• Adhere to SOX controls where applicable.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Procurement knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction

Tools

Cost estimating software

Take-off software

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process.
• Manage estimating services for full project by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work and other costs), reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with the client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors.
• Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors & making recommendations to client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
• Manage & monitor invoicing process.
• Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
• Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.
• Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual.
• Develop procedures governing handover of project.
• Perform all the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large-size construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication skills.

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Equal Opportunity:

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