Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Position:
Full-time.

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our team and support construction cost services for our clients.

• Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process.
• Managing estimating services for the full project by developing project estimates (construction, fees, direct work and other costs), reviewing estimates prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates and value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates using benchmark data from other projects.
• Managing cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with client, developing and maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors.
• Managing cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors & making recommendations to client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
• Managing & monitoring invoicing process.
• Benchmarking performance against other successful commissions.
• Managing all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.
• Holding post-contract reviews with client to establish lesson learned document and applying lessons to create training manual.
• Developing procedures governing handover of project.
• Performing all duties above through use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role where applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience in a cost management role in construction.
• RICS accredited or working towards accreditation is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication skills.

On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.