Associate Director - Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

Company Description

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programs covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. Working from 133 offices in 49 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend has an opportunity for an Associate Director - Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to work with our team, and a global technology client on an massive data center construction program.

The Associate Director will take responsibility for end to end service delivery, acting as a key, day to day client interface, and ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added service.

Responsibilities:

• Strong leadership skills; experience leading a Cost Management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Identifying opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products.
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients.
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities.
• Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
• Attending relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities.
• Staff management – Inputting into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews.
• Undertake Staff Performance reviews.
• Financial management – Utilizing the tools provided keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes that occur over the planning phase and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
• Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner 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.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• 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 control processes.
• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.
   

Job Objectives:

• 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.
• Strong relationships are developed with clients and cross-functional team members.
• The team is effectively led.
• Line management responsibilities are effectively discharged.
• Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified and acted upon.
• Margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts are kept track of on all commissions.
• Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appr