Senior Cost Manager

Main Purpose of the Role:

To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions. To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added cost management service.

Key Accountabilities:

Commission Management, to include:

Support feasibility studies by outlining affordability envelopes at project inception stage

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 through-out the project lifecycle

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

Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively

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

Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control delivery methodology and ensuring that QA/QC procedures are adhered to at all times

Marketing and business development, to include:

Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients

Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities

Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work

Attending networking functions as required

Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients

Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control philosophy and identifying and acting upon cross-divisional opportunities

Internal management accountabilities, to include:

Staff management (where appropriate) – Inputting into the formal management of a Cost Manager or small cost management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals

Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database and Best Practice library

Financial management – Utilising the Turner & Townsend FMS in order to keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission

Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes

Training and Mentoring – Identifying and proposing training requirements for Cost Managers, Assistant Cost Managers and mentoring staff as required.

Qualifications

Minimum 7-10 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

Demonstrated leadership experience managing diverse teams and coordinating with multiple stakeholders

Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND

How to apply

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Cost Manager

Senior Cost Manager

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