Senior Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend•New York, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires on-site presence at the project location in the US. Assisting on feasibility studies and the writing of procurement strategy reports Ability to lead pre and post contract management on Office and Retail related fitting-out projects Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager Responsibility for carrying out cost checks and valuations on multiple projects and ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation take place Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client Inputting into value engineering. Negotiating and agreeing final accounts Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the internal database Financial management – Keeping track of the ongoing time on projects relative to our contract and agreed deliverables Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management/Engineering or equivalent
Minimum 10 years' experience in cost management of commercial projects
Excellent technical knowledge and experience across the full range of Cost Management duties including: Cost Estimates, Bills of Quantities, Value Engineering, Tendering and Evaluation, Contract Knowledge, Variation management and Final Account close-out
Team player with excellent leadership and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiation, influence and collaborate with others in an integrated team environment
Bilingual (Chinese & English) required

Nice To Haves

Mechanical and Electrical work-related experience is an advantage.
Experience from consultancy background in the private sector is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assisting on feasibility studies and the writing of procurement strategy reports
Ability to lead pre and post contract management on Office and Retail related fitting-out projects
Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
Responsibility for carrying out cost checks and valuations on multiple projects and ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation take place
Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
Inputting into value engineering. Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the internal database
Financial management – Keeping track of the ongoing time on projects relative to our contract and agreed deliverables
Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager