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Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Company 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
Job Description
If you are looking to broaden your industry experience and progress your career within cost management, our Manchester team are seeking experienced Cost Managers looking to develop their career into a senior position. You will have the opportunity to work on a range of industry leading infrastructure projects, across sectors including transportation, utilities and highways.
As a Senior Cost Manager within the business, you will be working on some exciting projects as well as developing your skillset both operationally and technically. We are keen to support those who are driven to progress their careers and we can offer you excellent training and advancement in qualifications and diversifying your portfolio.
Job Objectives
* Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
* Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
* Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
* Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
* Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
* Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.
* Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
* Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
* Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
* Leading people and commissions as needed.
Qualifications
Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:
* Excellent communication
* Contract Management (NEC3, Option C preferred)
* Cost Management
* Change management and control
* Valuation
* Risk Management
* Procurement
* Estimating
* Pricing
* Reporting
* Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
* Sharing best practice
* People management
* Commission management
* Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project life cycle
* Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
* Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
* Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.
Additional Information
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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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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.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Industries
Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services
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