Senior Cost Manager

🕒 March 20

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Turner & Townsend

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10,000+ employees

We build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society through the commitment, capability and care our team brings. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

📋 Description

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle • Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan • Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates • Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate • Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner of project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update • Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary • Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es • Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact • Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues • Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects • Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes • Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change of control processes • Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs • Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders • Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones • Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises • Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices • Performing quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle • Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively • Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place • Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client • Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner • Compiling built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes • Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others • Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction • Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry • RICS accredited or working towards it is preferred • Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity • Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred • Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering • Excellent communication skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible working hours • Paid time off • Remote work options