Senior Cost Manager - Real Estate

Turner & Townsend • Aberdeen, WA

7d

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 10,000 people in 50 countries. Collaborating with our clients across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, we specialise in major programmes, programme management, cost and commercial management, net zero and digital solutions. We are passionate about making the difference, transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world. As well as helping organisations deliver and integrate new assets as quickly and efficiently as possible, we help set the asset strategies that support their corporate objectives. We also work with our clients to create safe and comfortable environments which are inexpensive to maintain, sustainable and practical to conduct business from.

Requirements

• Ability to work with autonomy
• A self-motivated individual who is able to take initiative and deliver to tight deadlines
• Have achieved Chartered Status
• Have a confident and professional manner
• Highly organised and ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across the business
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to delegate tasks to junior team to assist in their technical development

Nice To Haves

• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery
• Ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service
• Coaching junior staff, including allocating roles and responsibilities to ensure effective cost management on all projects
• Advising clients on feasibility studies
• Advising clients on their procurement options
• Managing the estimating and cost planning stages, including presenting the final cost plan to the client
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, producing the preliminaries, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents, utilising the relevant cost management tools and services; The Hive; eTender Platform
• Conducting the role of contract administrator, including dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
• Taking personal responsibility for peer reviewing cost allowances and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports via our Cost Control App and presenting them to the client
• Inputting into value engineering
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with the client, Project Manager, and other consultants, at all project stages
• Work collaboratively with Turner and Townsend’s project management team during project delivery
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
• Utilising our full suite of bespoke digital cost management tools and services; The Hive: Benchmarking App, CostX, Market Rates App, eTender Platform, and Cost Control App
• Implementing our Embodied Carbon Calculator, a bespoke carbon accounting tool, to produce carbon footprint reports
• Supporting the execution of our NewLeaf strategy
• Management of internal fees, internal job costing and resourcing requirements
• Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager and by making effective use of the marketing database
• Developing and maintaining a professional network of peers and potential clients
• Leading bid submissions
• Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved
• Being involved in extracurricular activities including external groups, attending networking and CPD events
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
• Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
• Lead in the support, development, and mentorship of junior staff members
• Management of projects on D365

Benefits

• Role development and advancement opportunities
• Professional development (working with industry leading professionals, RICS Chartership development support, NEC accreditation)
• A level of independence with multidisciplinary collaboration and support where needed
• A healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance
• Opportunity to pursue passions (joining sports teams, social networks or bringing new interests to colleagues)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED