Senior Cost Controller

Turner & Townsend•Chicago, IL

2d•$120,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
Strong communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Market sector experience: Experience working on large-scale Life Sciences projects or similar preferred but not required.
Software specific requirements: Experience of using project controls tools (such as Contruent/Prism or Ecosys) or PMIS highly desirable
Certification requirements: Relevant industry certification preferred
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement, administer and maintain cost control system and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts for projects of medium complexity and value
Assist in the preparation and review of cost estimates
Provide cost information to support decision and alternative selection
Evaluate and analyze fee proposals / bids and provide recommendation for decision making
Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis
Maintain and manage the cost report and provide regular updates on financial position.
Assist in the development, validation and maintenance of the project schedule.
Assist in developing reporting tracking tools and generating cost reports on a regular basis, including evaluation of earned value.
Build intricate spreadsheets to enable fast and accurate data manipulation of large datasets.
Extract data from several sources, transforming it to fit operational needs.
Reconcile data to support complete accuracy and create a clean audit trail.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable
Operate Project Controls software by developing WBS, uploading financial data from SAP, and updating forecast based on inputs from various project stakeholders; Produce monthly cost report packages for multiple projects
Develop/manage effective Work Breakdown Structure that meets each project needs while adhering to client standards.
Review contractor work progress submissions and invoices to ensure consistency with approved forecasts and budgets
Use existing Client SAP reports as a tool to gather data for cost reporting (actuals and commitments).
Manage/maintain Project Change Logs and provide reporting
Update the project cash flow in the Client portfolio management system
Review and participate with the design services team and construction manager, in the development of the cost estimates.