Senior Cost Manager Life Sciences Construction

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Wilson (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States seeks a senior cost management professional to lead cost estimates, planning, and cost strategy across construction projects.

The role involves reviewing with design services teams and general contractors, reconciling changes, and producing cost updates to drive accurate forecasts.

You will oversee cost controls, valuations, post-contract variances, and coordinate funding data and VE sessions with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is preferred.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es.
• Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
• Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensuring post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.

Education

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

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand 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 andprograms as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities includeprogram, 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 estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogram, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.

Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.

Review andparticipatewith the design services team and generalcontractorin the development ofcostestimates.

Reconcile changes andassistthe general contractor to ensure that their data isaccurate.

Communicate or meet withthe generalcontractor andowner ofproject manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.

Prepare written commentstothe general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.

Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es.

Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.

Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.

Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Completetimely,accuratecost checking and valuation processes.

Participate effectively withpost-contractcost variances and thechange ofcontrol processes.

Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.

Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.

Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans atappropriate designmilestones.

Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.

Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.

Performing quantity surveying, costcontrols,and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.

Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.

Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.

Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated andagreed uponin a timely manner.

Compilingbuilt cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.

Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others.

Display excellence in leadership and service deliveryon commissions is in line with the conditions ofappointment

FinancialManagement -Utilizeinternal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports

Implementandmaintainthe use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients and thecompany

Be a role model that drives a one business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking theright balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

Bachelor’sdegree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying,engineeringor field related to construction.

Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.

RICS accredited or working towards itispreferred.

Experience of leading cost management on medium orlarge sizedconstruction projects of medium to high complexity.

Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

Goodknowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, valuemanagement,and value engineering.

Additional Information

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

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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