Associate Director - Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor

Turner & Townsend • Memphis, TN

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management services for one or more key clients. The role involves leading internal teams and managing client and external stakeholder relationships to ensure successful delivery of cost management services. The successful candidate will provide leadership and direction, promote Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and vision, and deliver client-facing services across project stages and sectors. The position also includes commercial and financial management, business development, staff development, quality management, and the use of internal business systems and delivery methodologies. On-site requirements may change based on client needs. SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• Subject-matter expertise in quantity surveying and RICS certification or equivalent accreditation.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with strong client-facing communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering.
• Construction consultancy experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cost management team and ensure it delivers on its accountabilities.
• Lead client, stakeholder, and consultant interfaces throughout all project stages, maintaining excellent communication.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change management activities across the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate Turner & Townsend’s role in the construction process and communicate with general contractors, owner’s representatives, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate or assist with strategic and operational management of Cost Management and Project Controls Services across sectors.
• Serve as the first point of contact for reporting a project’s overall commercial status.
• Promote Turner & Townsend best practices throughout projects and programs, and identify opportunities to improve procedures, processes, templates, and products.
• Undertake staff performance reviews; set team strategy and ambition; identify, coach, and mentor talent; and develop people.
• Provide leadership and service delivery on commissions in accordance with appointment conditions.
• Track commission margin levels, monthly fee and resource forecasts, and financial reports using internal software.
• Develop priority plans, risk mitigation, KPI and appraisal measures, management controls, and critical success factors aligned with company goals.
• Implement and maintain internal Business Management Systems, delivery methodologies, and tools; undertake internal BMS audits and coordinate and represent the office during external certification audits.
• Develop market understanding, act as a brand ambassador, and create a pipeline of opportunities.
• Advise clients on contracting and procurement strategies across industries and procurement routes, as well as program-level capital planning and reporting.
• Build strong relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
• Participate in meetings with business-unit leadership, directors, and staff; prepare and deliver presentations.
• Provide weekly updates on project, initiative, and staffing status, and propose solutions for management approval and agreement.
• Identify cross-selling and business-generation opportunities, contribute to proposals and RFP responses, and attend relevant networking events.
• Capture key information and lessons from commissions and enter them into internal databases.
• Model a one-business culture and balance the needs of people, clients, stakeholders, and society.

Benefits

• The company promotes a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• The company describes its workplace as one where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change and succeed in work and life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director