Company Description
Overview: To support the set-up and delivery of retail projects and programmes from initial feasibility stage through to design, procurement, construction, and successful handover. You will be a project manager representing the end user client, taking the proactive actions in managing and coordinating all stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and suppliers. Individual project values up to US$6m and over.
Who is Turner & Townsend
All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years weve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to peoples lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.
Our purpose:
Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.
The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. Its how weve made the difference for more than 75 years.
Our values:
Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We dont stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.
Stronger together: Were stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.
Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice.
Job Description
Assisting the Commission Manager on a range of tasks, to include:
Conducting background research, data collection and benchmarking
To conduct feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
Responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
Inputting into value engineering. Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
Assisting in the production of bid documentation
Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
Knowledge management Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the internal database
Financial management Keeping track of the ongoing margin levels
Process improvement Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
Qualifications
Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management/Engineering or equivalent
Minimum 2 5 years experience in related fields
Candidates with experience in commercial fit out, industrial, mixed development, healthcare, hospitality & leisure, data centres or semi conductor projects as a cost consultant preferred.
Excellent technical knowledge and experience across the full range of Cost Management duties including: Cost Estimates, Bills of Quantities, Value Engineering, Tendering and Evaluation, Contract Knowledge, Change Orders and Final Account close-out
Team player with excellent leadership and problem solving skills
Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiation, influence and persuade others
Additional Information
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.
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