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Turner & Townsend is a leading professional services company specializing in program management, project management, and cost management across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. We help our clients deliver complex projects on time and within budget.
Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor 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. 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 as well as 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.
You will be responsible for estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle. You will provide estimate and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan. You will review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates, reconciling changes and assisting the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
You will communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner/project manager to gather status information to prepare cost estimate updates. You will prepare written comments to the general contractor's submissions, including the executive summary. You will coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions with suppliers, subcontractors, and quantities from architects/engineers. You will inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact, working proactively to minimize cost overruns and maximize value for clients.