Cost Management Specialists - All Levels

Summary

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company delivering programme, project, cost, asset, and commercial management services across multiple sectors. The company is seeking Cost Management Specialists at all levels to support infrastructure projects across sectors including rail, aviation, manufacturing, and data centers. The role focuses on cost monitoring, forecasting, contract management, commercial support, change control, and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support
• Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies
• Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget
• Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner
• Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering
• Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice
• Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets
• Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
• Leading people and commissions as needed

Skills

• Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:
• * Excellent communication
• * Cost Management
• * Change management and control
• * Valuation
• * Risk Management
• * Procurement
• * Estimating
• * Pricing
• * Reporting
• * Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• * Sharing best practice
• * People management
• * Commission management
• * Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project life cycle
• * Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering
• * Contract Management (NEC3, Option A,C & E preferred)
• * Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• * Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:
• * Excellent communication
• * Cost Management
• * Change management and control
• * Valuation
• * Risk Management
• * Procurement
• * Estimating
• * Pricing
• * Reporting
• * Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
• * Sharing best practice
• * People management
• * Commission management
• * Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project life cycle
• * Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering

Nice to Haves

• * Contract Management (NEC3, Option A,C & E preferred)
• * Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• * Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent

Benefits

• Excellent training and advancement in qualifications and diversifying your portfolio
• A healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance