Senior cost manager - data centers

Overview

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to deliver programmes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. Turner & Townsend is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Role

Turner & Townsend is engaged to support our clients with complex projects, responsible for all aspects of cost management and project delivery. We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior Cost Manager to act as the day-to-day interface with our clients and drive projects to achieve excellent outcomes. We are looking for a Senior Professional with CSA and/or MEP cost management experience, who may have worked on major construction projects in the Data Centers sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide estimate and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed levels.
• Assist on feasibility studies and prepare procurement reports.
• Manage procurement processes, including pre-qualification, bid lists, bid analysis, bid reports, and contractual documents.
• Participate in post-contract cost variances and change control; refer major changes to line manager as applicable.
• Manage cost checks and valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Produce monthly post-contract cost reports and present to the client.
• Contribute to value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
• Maintain liaison with the client and other consultants at all project stages.
• Provide leadership to the cost management team when necessary and ensure delivery of all accountabilities.
• Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report to the line manager; utilize marketing database.
• Identify improvements for cost management procedures, templates and products, and refer ideas to the line manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience preparing cost estimates.
• Experience in Data center, Pharma, Oil and Gas is preferred.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Good technical experience in all cost management areas: pre-contract, post-contract and final account.
• Good understanding of mechanical, process, electrical and plumbing systems as they relate to construction of projects.
• Good understanding of civils, structural and architectural aspects as they relate to construction of projects.
• Experience leading cost management on medium or large construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Experience advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written and communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to multi-task and be a team player.

Additional Information

We provide a great place to work where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. 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. For more information, please visit www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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