About the job
Turner & Townsend is on the lookout for a talented and seasoned Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to become a pivotal part of our Arizona team. You will be engaged in transformative, large-scale projects, including Data Centers, Mission Critical, Commercial, and Manufacturing facilities for our esteemed global clients.
The successful candidate will boast a robust background in cost management or quantity surveying, with a proven track record of managing complex and dynamic projects within the construction industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Guide clients on strategic decision-making, oversee vendor prequalification, evaluate proposals, and bids, and provide conclusive recommendations to clients while leading bid interviews and managing the appointment process.
- Oversee estimating services for comprehensive projects by creating and assessing project estimates (covering construction, fees, direct work, and additional costs), reviewing junior team members' estimations, and presenting estimates along with value engineering and risk assessment recommendations to clients. Additionally, meet with vendors to validate and scrutinize costs using benchmark data from prior projects.
- Direct cost reporting by setting up reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, analyzing project budgets and spending forecasts with clients, maintaining a commercial risk register, and conducting regular meetings with project teams and vendors.
- Manage the cost control process by evaluating payment applications from junior members, collaborating with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, and reviewing change order requests from vendors while advising clients and mediating disputes related to payments and contracts.
- Oversee and monitor the invoicing process.
- Benchmark performance against successful projects.
- Supervise all aspects of the final accounting process, post-contract audits, and account closures.
- Conduct post-contract evaluations with clients to compile lessons learned and integrate findings into training materials.
- Establish procedures for project handover.
- Execute all tasks utilizing Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
- SOX control responsibilities may be required as applicable.
