Senior Cost Manager/Senior Quantity Surveyor - Water / Utilities
Posted 5 days ago by Turner & Townsend
We are currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic and energetic individuals to join our contract and cost management team to support our continuing growth in the water / utilities sector and make the difference to both our business and to UK infrastructure.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
You will be a Senior Cost Manager within our UK Infrastructure business working on a variety of client and Turner & Townsend projects and initiatives.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- 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
- Commission management as needed
ROLE REQUIREMENTS:
Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:
- Excellent communication
- Contract Management (NEC3 preferred)
- Change management
- Cost Management
- Change control
- Valuation
- Procurement
- Estimating
- Pricing
- Reporting
- Governance processing
- Collaborative approaches
- Best for project attitudes
- Sharing best practice
- Line management
- Commission management
- Type:
- Permanent
- Contract Length:
- N/A
- Contact Name:
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- Job Reference:
- 406000261534528
- Job ID:
- 1258000000000323924
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