Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor Construction
Turner & Townsend
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Job summary
Qualifications
- Minimum 8+ years’ experience in construction cost management.
- Experience leading cost management on large construction projects.
- Experience in Life Sciences projects is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide estimates and cost planning for projects.
- Manage and track contract increases and changes.
- Prepare monthly project status reports for stakeholders.
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Education
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Job description
From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programs covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post‑project operations.
With offices located globally, you’re never far from our services. We operate from 133 offices in 49 countries, making a difference to projects across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client‑focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
Turner & Townsend are engaged to support our clients with many complex projects, responsible for all aspects of cost management and project delivery. We are seeking a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor with experience working on large‑scale Life Sciences construction projects to act as the day‑to‑day interface with our clients and drive these projects to achieve excellent outcomes.
You have a chance to be a key player in our Life Sciences future, as part of a team of innovative professionals shaping our built environment. This role provides cost control and estimating support services on our Life Sciences client’s facility capital construction programmes within the project controls function. To be successful you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client‑facing role.
- Provide estimates and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.
- Review and participate with the design services team and construction manager in the development of the cost estimates.
- Communicate or meet with construction manager and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
- Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions.
- Manage and track contracts increases cost and reason for change.
- Manage the workstream budget and ensure compliance with client processes.
- Develop understanding of the client Work Breakdown Structure. Manage and monitor custom WBS structure within the client cost report spreadsheet.
- Utilise existing client templates to maintain a project forecast (commitments, actual cash flow and forecast); interface with vendors and client site personnel to understand invoicing schedules.
- Use existing client SAP reports as a tool to gather data for cost reporting (actuals and commitments).
- Provide monthly/quarterly reports for the management team, such as a monthly variance cash flow report.
- Maintain change management and maintenance of risk tracking tools within the Excel spreadsheet or alternate reporting tool.
- Reconcile changes and assist the construction manager to ensure their data is accurate.
- Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
- Participate effectively with post‑contract cost variances and the change control processes.
- Update the project cash flow in the client custom database – Capital Planning System (CAPS) for your workstreams.
- Review vendor and general contractor invoices/pay applications as required.
- Establish monthly project metrics and create presentations for your workstreams.
- Perform monthly risk analysis and integrate risks into the project forecast.
- Support tracking of internal client labour charges in US & outside US (OUS) locations as applicable.
- Develop and implement work processes and procedures as required.
- Prepare written comments on all the construction manager’s submissions.
- Manage cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs to drive accurate monthly reporting.
- Prepare funding data presentations.
- Prepare monthly time‑phase forecasting updates and ensure accuracy of said forecasts.
- Prepare monthly project status report for the stakeholders.
- Develop estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
- Provide commercial input to design optioneering and input into value‑engineering exercises.
- Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
- Perform quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure that post‑contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
- Ensure that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively.
- Prepare monthly time‑phase forecasting updates.
- Prepare monthly project status report for the stakeholders.
- Ensure that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a field related to construction (preferably engineering, architecture, construction management or a related field).
- Minimum 8+ years’ experience working in a construction cost management role.
- RICS accredited or working towards is valuable but not required.
- Experience working on large‑scale Life Sciences projects or similar.
- Experience of leading cost management on medium or large‑sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
- Direct experience working on teams within a complex matrix environment.
- Can undertake the role of cost lead for a portfolio of 20‑50 projects and manage a team of 5+ and be the main client contact.
- Experience in cost controls on large‑scale projects over $10 million desirable.
- Experience undertaking earned value management and value of work done reconciliation.
- Experience of using cost controls and estimating software highly desirable.
- Experience within the construction industry is a must, candidates with additional life sciences experience strongly preferred.
*On‑site presence and requirements may change depending on our client’s 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. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Mid‑Senior level
Full‑time
Project Management, Consulting, and Engineering
Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services
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