Cost Manager Lead

  • Full Time
  • Zanzibar
  • Applications have closed

Turner & Townsend

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 108 offices in 45 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Do you want to be part of our successful Infrastructure team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Zanzibar. We are seeking Senior Cost Manager to be involved in a major road project.

The successful candidate will be an agile, emotionally intelligent leader with strong technical delivery history. International and cross sector experience with an ability to work in multi-cultural environment is beneficial. The successful candidate will be a cost management and cost control, covering estimating, cost, scheduling, risk, change, performance measurement and reporting and should be able to articulate and continually move forward “what good looks like.” They will have excellent communication skills and be a strong and respected influencer. They should operate at a senior level and comfortable to present to large groups.

Key requirements of the role include, but are not limited to:

  • Act as principle point of contact for cost management lead to lead the Turner & Townsend team
  • Deliver assurance services to projects – peer review, gateway review, maturity assessments, readiness reviews, progress and performance audits
  • Demonstrable appetite for challenge, innovation and continued improvement in CM/PC discipline
  • Identify and understand the areas of opportunity and development
  • Enable continued growth trajectory within the market

Candidate will perform the following duties and not limited;

  • Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
  • Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
  • Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates.
  • Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
  • 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 subs and contractors
  • Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
  • 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.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 15 years of relevant working experience in the discipline
  • Degree holder in Quantity Surveying, or related field
  • Experience in business development
  • Proactive, quality driven, self-motivated and hands-on team-leader with the ability to multitask
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills essential, ability to communicate well with clients and senior management
  • Experience in leading teams of professionals with a strength in growing and developing people
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