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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Associate Director Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management services for a key client or several clients. This individual will ensure successful management of both internal and external stakeholders and ensure successful delivery of cost management services. To be successful in this role you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently and part of a team. In this significant position, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, embedding, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.
Responsibilities:
• Strong leadership skills, experience leading a cost management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities. • Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders, and other consultants at all project stages. • Maintaining excellent communication with client(s) and other consultants at all projects stages. • Performing quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle. • Communicating effectively and professionally with numerous parties including the general contractor, owner's representatives, and external stakeholders, taking responsibility for Turner & Townsend coordination within the overall construction process. • Coordinating/assisting with the strategic and operational management of Cost Management and Project Controls Services in a variety of sectors. • Being the first point of contact for reporting on the overall commercial status of a project. • Driving Turner & Townsend best practice at all stages of a project or program. • Identifying opportunities to improve cost management procedures, processes, templates, and products. • Undertaking staff performance reviews. • Setting a clear strategy and ambition for the team. • Identifying, coaching, and mentoring talent to realize their potential and celebrating the success of others. • Growing and developing exceptional people. • Displaying excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment.
Financial Management:
• Utilizing internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports. • Developing priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, making performance measurements via Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls, and critical success factors based on company goals. • Implementing and maintaining the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients and the company. • Undertaking internal BMS audits, and coordinating and representing the office for external audits undertaken by the external certification authority. • Developing a detailed understanding of the market, acting as a brand ambassador, and creating a pipeline of opportunity. • Advising on contracting and procurement strategy to the benefit of clients over a variety of industries and procurement routes and program level capital planning and reporting. • Strong relationships are developed with clients and cross-functional team members. • Participating in meetings with VP of Business Unit, Directors, and staff, and preparing and delivering presentations. • Providing weekly updates regarding the status of projects, initiatives, and staffing, and proposing solutions and obtaining approval and agreement from management team. • Identifying and acting upon any cross-selling or business generation opportunities. • Participating in generating proposals/RFP responses for new clients/projects.
Knowledge Management:
• Ensuring key information and learning is generated from each commission and inputted into internal databases. • Attending relevant networking events. • Being a role model that drives a one business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or field related to construction. • Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred. • Minimum 8 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry. • Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred. • SME in Quantity Surveying, and RICS certified or equivalent accreditation. • Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients needs.
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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