Overview
At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making a difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. For over 75 years we have helped our clients deliver on their objectives and are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To reach this goal, we need people who are passionate about delivering great outcomes to clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and own their career.
Job Description
As an experienced Cost Engineering Professional you will establish the required processes, templates and tools, and agree the baseline for cost and schedule, whilst monitoring performance against it and incorporating the impacts of risk, opportunities and change in a controlled manner. You will:
* Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators, and recommend remedial actions to drive best value for the client.
* Lead the evaluation of the project’s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls as necessary to enable successful delivery.
* Cooperate with a remote team of cost managers responsible for reaching an agreed, market-tested cost baseline and ensuring the client is receiving value for money.
* Guide and influence the general contractor to ensure progress aligns with the schedule and within agreed cash flow parameters.
* Act as the key point of contact to the client, overcoming delivery and commercial issues while preparing formal and ad hoc reports focused on time, cost and quality targets.
* Control costs with knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, basic contingency principles, and procurement principles.
* Create and/or work within a cost report, summarising financials in an executive-level dashboard.
* Understand change management principles, lead the agreed change management process and workflow, and provide a platform for adding/tracking/monitoring/approving change.
* Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path.
* Understand procurement principles, collate lead times from vendors and client into the master schedule, and communicate the prioritisation of ordering materials and equipment to meet scheduled install dates.
* Work closely with the client to define vendor schedule requirements.
* Participate in project team risk evaluations, incorporating defined risks into Monte Carlo analysis to quantify impacts on cost and schedule.
* Stay informed on project changes, incorporating and communicating these to the project team to enable approvals in the change management process.
* Hold vendors accountable for required schedule updates and reporting to maintain timely and accurate updates of the master schedule, ensuring adherence to defined processes and quality expectations.
Qualifications
* Proven experience in project controls coordination across all phases of the project lifecycle, including program, risk and reporting, with specialist life sciences or data centre sector experience.
* Demonstrated ability to determine corrective actions or recommendations based on facts and data from various sources.
* Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6.
* A commitment to providing excellent service; reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
* Strong time management, quick thinking and ability to meet project deadlines.
* Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to clients and the ability to work independently.
Additional Information
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. We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
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