Company Overview
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. CBRE and Turner & Townsend work together to provide clients with a premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Job Description
We are currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Cost Managers / Senior Quantity Surveyors to join our contract and cost management team. The role supports our continuing growth and contributes to UK infrastructure projects.
You will be a Senior Cost Manager within our UK Infrastructure business, working with a variety of clients in the transportation and utilities sectors on Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives.
Key Objectives
* Establish friendly, professional relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
* Administer a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
* Provide accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
* Pro‑actively monitor and manage cost variance and contract cash flow, ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
* Collaborate with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control and value engineering.
* Manage contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.
* Drive improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
* Proactively provide sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
* Ensure that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
* Lead people and commissions as needed.
Qualifications
* Excellent communication skills
* Contract Management experience (NEC3, Option A,C & E preferred)
* Cost Management proficiency
* Change management and control experience
* Valuation knowledge
* Risk Management expertise
* Procurement experience
* Estimating and pricing skills
* Reporting capability
* Collaborative approach and best‑for‑project attitude
* Sharing best practice
* People management experience
* Commission management skills
* Ability to identify and drive 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 a degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
* Ideally holding or working toward an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.
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Recruitment Policy
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 or CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and do not incur agency fees. To be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, a formal written agreement must be in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.
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