Programme Cost Control Leader

10 hours ago


Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom Turner & Townsend Group Full time
Cost Management Leader Position

The estimated annual salary for this role is £90,000 - £140,000.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Cost Management Leader to join our team at Turner & Townsend Group. As a Cost Management Leader, you will be responsible for delivering cost management services to our clients across various projects.

Main Responsibilities:

  • To perform the role of Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery
  • To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service

Scope:

This role involves handling commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. Typically, projects fall within the £10m to £50m range.

  • Coaching junior staff, including allocating roles and responsibilities to ensure effective cost management on all projects
  • Advising clients on feasibility studies
  • Advising clients on their procurement options
  • Managing the estimating and cost planning stages, including presenting the final cost plan to the client
  • Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, producing the preliminaries, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
  • Conducting the role of contract administrator, including dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
  • Taking personal responsibility for peer reviewing cost allowances 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
  • Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
  • Interfacing with the client, Project Manager, and other consultants, at all project stages
  • Work collaboratively with Turner and Townsend's project management team during project delivery
  • Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
  • Utilising our full suite of bespoke digital cost management tools and services
  • Implementing our Embodied Carbon Calculator, a bespoke carbon accounting tool, to produce carbon footprint reports
  • Supporting the execution of our NewLeaf strategy
  • Management of internal fees, internal job costing and resourcing requirements

Key Performance Indicators:

A Senior Cost Manager will in part be assessed by the extent to which:

  • Commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time
  • Service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment
  • Good relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team
  • They work as an effective member of the cost management team
  • Opportunities are identified to develop new business with existing clients
  • Margin levels are kept track of on all commissions
  • Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained

Requirements:

  • A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle
  • Professionally qualified (RICS or similar)
  • Degree or HNC level qualification
  • Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.

About Turner & Townsend Group:

Turner & Townsend Group is a global professional services company with over 10,000 people in 50 countries. We specialise in major programmes, programme management, cost and commercial management, net zero and digital solutions.


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