Associate Director, Cost Assurance (Regional Lead)
Associate Director, Cost Assurance (Regional Lead)
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced enthusiastic and energetic Associate Director to join our specialist Supply Chain Assurance team to lead our South East Regional team and assist our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and our clients. Our Supply Chain Assurance service offers clients a range of audit/assurance support including commercial assurance cost verification contract compliance and supply chain capability reviews.
You will be an Associate Director within our UK Infrastructure business working within our specialist Supply Chain Assurance team to be accountable for a diverse skilled and growing team to provide our services to a wide range of clients including major programmes and projects. The main purpose of the role is;
- Lead our South East Supply Chain Assurance team providing experience leadership and support the UK National Supply Chain Assurance service lead to develop the service
- Lead commissions with expertise and authority with minimal support to strategically guide and navigate the completion of our service Work with a diverse team of backgrounds and skillsets leading and aiding members to facilitate their development and growth including taking line management responsibility Deliver successful Cost & Supply Chain Assurance commissions on behalf of Turner & Townsend acting as the key contact for clients including senior stakeholders
- Take a lead in the ongoing refinement of internal training and product management in relation to the service line
- Take a prominent and leading role in regional bids and business generation activities
- Take a prominent and leading role in strategically shaping the clients and opportunities in our South East region by engaging with our key client leads other service leads and South East Cost Centre Lead.
Job Objectives:
- Support the UK Supply Chain Assurance service lead to present performance and opportunities for the South East region reporting on revenue margin performance and opportunities.
- Provide technical expertise and support to the South East team for technical matters and also peer review of significant or complex outputs.
- To provide proactive leadership to the team to promote team work innovation and best practice ways of working.
- To engage with senior leaders in the South East region to represent the Supply Chain Assurance service positively and to help identify new opportunities.
- Provide a senior level of engagement and expertise to support new clients in a strategic way to open up audit/assurance work for the wider team and foster good quality working relationships with them based on trust professionalism and quality of service outputs.
- The role will also include the requirement for the individual to support the team with undertaking elements of cost/ commercial assurance and audit work and as such a robust understanding of the work is critical.
Qualifications :
Required Skills:
Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:
- Leadership experience in leading a team in a consultancy environment
- Performance reporting experience in recording and presenting on performance (such as revenue costs margin and utilisation)
- Assurance / audit within the construction industry
- Construction industry technical matters such as different procurement routes disallowed cost areas target price setting calculation of pain/gain amounts etc
- Contract Management NEC3/4 (Option C E) preferred
- Assessment of accuracy and entitlement to cost
- Report writing communicating complex messages succinctly to maximise impact in written formats
- People and organisational management experience of working in a team environment and handling a variable workload through peaks and troughs
- Presentation skills be a confident speaker who can influence and engage with a multitude of stakeholders including senior individuals both internally and within client organisations
- Professional Scepticism Can challenge in a professional and constructive way to safeguard the completion of our services maintaining independence and integrity ensuring consistent quality.
Qualifications
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
- Holds an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent (i.e. MRICS ACA ACCA CIMA etc.)
Additional Information :
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 worklife 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 control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
