Senior Cost Manager; Civil​/MEP

Position: Senior Cost Manager (Civil/MEP
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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Job Description

As a Senior Cost Manager in Cost Management, you will be responsible for leading the execution of cost management services for construction projects, ensuring cost control and quality objectives are met. You are expected to lead cost management project teams and/ or key cost management roles, and coordinate with clients and stakeholders and foster a collaborative and high-performing project environment. This role also includes commission management responsibilities overseeing invoicing processes and project compliance through D-365 to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

Hold the highest level of professional integrity and business ethics.
Contribute to a positive team culture by promoting open communication, mutual respect, and shared accountability.
Demonstrate professionalism, reliability, and a proactive attitude in team interactions.
Motivate team members, and drive towards positive client outcomes and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Assist in onboarding new team members and helping them integrate into project workflows.
Assist in conducting interviews for vacant positions in line with the team's recruitment process and resource requirements
Client & Stakeholder Engagement

Lead multidisciplinary project teams including clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
Build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders through consistent follow-up and responsiveness.
Support conflict resolution and issue management by escalating appropriately and offering practical solutions.
Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across all stakeholders through structured meetings, reporting, and documentation.
Project Strategy & Planning

Critically analyze, challenge and brainstorm project requirements and cost deliverables, in order to find creative solutions and alternatives on behalf of clients.
Collaborate in developing robust cost reporting structures and control mechanisms.
Project Controls & Reporting

Act as Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions or multiple commissions.
Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final revisions of cost plans.
Leading the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
Leading value engineering and life cycle costing exercise.
Implement and maintain cost controls mechanisms incorporated into projects' schedule, cost, risk, and change management.
Financial and Risk Management

Lead commercial negotiations and contract administration on projects alongside the cost management team
Responsible for supporting the internal risk management procedures and systems, including client care processes and the contract database.
Manage invoicing processes using D-365, including:  Reviewing and validating invoice data for accuracy and completeness.
Coordinating with finance teams to ensure timely submission and approval.
Tracking invoice status and resolving discrepancies.
Ensuring compliance with client billing requirements and internal financial controls.

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