Senior Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Advanced Facilities Construction

Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Advanced Facilities Construction

Full-time

We are looking for a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our team and support construction cost services for our clients. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote Turner & Townsend’s purposes and values, supporting complex new-build and redevelopment projects within highly technical and advanced facilities environments.

• Advising the client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending and chairing bid interviews, and managing the appointment process to ensure a robust and reliable supply chain.
• Managing estimating services for the full project by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work and other costs), reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to the client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments, meeting with vendors to review, validate and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects.
• Managing cost reporting by establishing a reporting schedule, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget and spend forecast with the client, developing and maintaining a commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with the project team and vendors.
• Managing the 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 and making recommendations to the client, and using dispute prevention, management and resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders and contractual disputes.
• Managing and monitoring the 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 the client to establish a lesson learned document and applying lessons to create training materials.
• Developing procedures governing the handover of the project.
• Performing all the duties above through the use and preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software and Take-off Software.
• Adhering to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a field related to construction.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working towards accreditation is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects, ideally within complex or technically advanced facilities.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.

On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client’s needs.

The base salary range for this role is $120K-$145K USD. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.