Company Description
Turner & Townsend have been at the forefront of hi-tech Industrial developments in Europe, delivering multi-billion Euros of construction each year globally. We have had tremendous success and are market leaders in the battery sector.
With our global footprint and client base, we bring local market insight combined with our in-depth understanding of global trends, giving our clients confidence when entering new markets.
We know what it costs to procure, design, build and operate facilities in both established and emerging markets. We work with clients to deliver certainty and maximize their return on investment, delivering effective program management, project and cost management and project controls services. Cost Management is a key service in the battery sector and we need the best talent to help our clients.
As we move forward with the expansion of our European Industrials business, we now seek experienced Cost Managers/Quantity Surveyors who will join us in helping us deliver these demanding, high value, complex projects.
Job Description
We are seeking Cost Managers to work in the battery sector in the construction of battery manufacturing facilities, acting as the day-to-day interface with our clients helping to drive projects to achieve an excellent outcome. You will have worked on major construction projects in the Battery, Semi-conductors Chemicals, Industrial, Manufacturing, Data Centers or Pharma sectors. You will either specialize in pre-contract cost planning and estimating activities or post-contract commercial management and will bring your practical expertise and best practice experience and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role, leading project teams and managing difficult stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in key sector projects with an impact and interact with global leaders within Turner & Townsend.
Key Elements:
- Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
- Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed level.
- Assist on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
- Perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce bid list, bid analysis, produce bid report, and compile contractual documents.
- Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable refer major changes to line manager.
- Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost checking, and valuation process.
- Produce monthly post contract cost reports and present to client.
- Provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
- Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all projects stages.
- Provide leadership to cost management team when necessary, ensure the delivery on all of accountabilities.
- Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager, and utilize marketing database.
- Identify improvements for cost management procedures, templates, and products, and refer ideas to appropriate line manager.
- Help us drive this industry into a fast track maturity from our market leading position
Please submit your CV in English
Qualifications
- Minimum of 4 years of experience preparing cost estimates.
- Experience in construction, industrial, battery, semi-conductors, pharma and/or manufacturing sector. Knowledge of MEP and clean/ dry rooms is an advantage.
- Consultant/ contractor and engineering accepted
- RICS or equivalent accreditation (or working towards). Member of a Professional Institute preferred.
- Good technical experience in all cost management areas; pre-contract, post contract and final account.
- Good understanding of all mechanical, process, electrical, and plumbing systems, as they relate to construction of projects and/or
- Good understanding of all civils, structural and architectural aspects as they relate to construction of projects
- Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
- Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
- Great organizational skills; ability to multi-task and be a team player.
- Hands on attitude and willing to spend time on the construction site as project develops
- French and English language skills
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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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