Cost Manager

At Turner & Townsend, we are passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. With more than 22,000 professionals in 247 offices across 62 countries, we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, providing the skills and insight to improve the way they develop, deliver and operate their physical real estate assets.

Across private and public sectors, our talented professionals provide the most innovative solutions for our clients’ greatest challenges. Our clients value our proactive and client-centric approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and the quality of the work we deliver. As a result, our employees get to work for the top global brands on some of the most exciting projects around the world.

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Description of roles and responsibilities:

• Assisting in establishing a client's requirements and undertaking feasibility studies  
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project where appropriate or applicable, and where necessary involving Senior Management  
• Managing and taking ownership of estimating and cost planning activities to include presenting the Cost Estimates  
• Managing and taking ownership of the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, Bills of Quantities, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively  
• Maintaining awareness of the different building contracts in current use  
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively  
• Providing advice on contractual claims  
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively  
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client  
• Value engineering, risk management and life cycle costing where applicable  
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed  
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages  
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities  
• Ensuring that QA/QC procedures are adhered to at all times  
• Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support. 
• Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies. 
• Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget. 
• Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner. 
• Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering. 
• Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice  
• Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets 
• Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders 
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed 
• Leading people and commissions as needed 

• Minimum 4-5 years of progressive experience
• Degree in Quantity Surveying as a minimum
• BORAQS registration, RICS is an added advantage
• Proficient in Cost X application
• Proven experience in handling multiple projects

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