Senior Cost Manager

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