Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction

Turner & Townsend • Seattle, WA • 18h ago

Company Description

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

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. With over 22,000 specialists in more than 60 countries, we blend local knowledge with global insight to tackle challenges of any scale.

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 are looking for a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to join our team and support construction cost services for our clients. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend purpose and values.

Responsibilities:

Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid?levelling?documents, making final recommendations to?the client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process

Manage estimating services for full project by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work and other costs), reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects

Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with?the client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors

Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors & making recommendations to?client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes

Manage & monitor invoicing process

Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.

Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.

Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual

Develop procedures governing handover of?project

Perform all the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.

Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.

RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable

Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.

Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.

Strong communication skills

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $65K-$145K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. ?Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate's experience and qualifications.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.

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/

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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