Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Centres / Industrial / Life Sciences / Pharma

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.  Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Working with the world’s leading corporations, we enable the successful delivery of their world class Industrial, Science & Technology mission critical facilities. Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre’s, Life Sciences, Pharma, R&D facilities, Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics sectors globally. We have multiple IST Cost Management opportunities and are hiring Quantity Surveyors / Cost Managers with proven experience of delivery in these sectors. 

Job Description

Turner & Townsend currently have a number of exciting opportunities for Cost Managers to support High Tech and Manufacturing projects in the Nordics, working collaboratively with the clients Project Manager and supply chain to provide cost management consulting to drive delivery and enable successful project outcomes.

As an experienced Cost Management Professional you will establish the required processes, templates and tools, and agree the baseline for cost and schedule, whilst monitoring performance against it and incorporating the impacts of risk, opportunities and change in a controlled manner. 

Job Objectives

• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally
• Manage pre and post-contract duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
• Estimate and cost plan to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tender and procure, 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
• Take responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations
• Produce monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Interface with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
• Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Cost Management / Quantity Surveying
• Chartered with the RICS, or equivalent
• Proven experience in cost management in all phases of the project lifecycle
• Specialist life sciences or data centre sector experience.
• Strong measurement and cost planning expertise
• JCT / NEC / FIDIC experience
• Commercially astute with good negotiation skills
• Excellent people person and great communicator, both internal and external
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to providing excellent service.
• Reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong time management skills, quick thinking and ability to meet project deadlines as necessary.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients and have the ability to work independently.

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. We also encourage our staff to strive to ‘make a difference’ and become involved in various working committees and forums (for example, Inclusion Working Group, Social & Wellness, Learning & Development, Corporate Social Responsibilities and Net Zero Vision).

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