Senior Cost Manager
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Job Description
Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a Senior Cost Manager to join our growing Cost Management team in our Tanzania office with a willingness to work on-site in Zanzibar
Key Accountabilities
Pre-Contract
- Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
- Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
- Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
Post-Contract
- Performing quantity surveying cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
- Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
- Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
- Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
- Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.
Qualifications :
Essential
- The candidate should have a minimum of 10 years of relevant cost management experience.
- The candidate should at a minimum bachelors degree in Quantity Surveying Construction Management Construction Engineering Architecture Civil Engineering or a related construction degree; or equivalent years of transferable field experience.
- A professional qualification i.e. RICS or similar certification
- A thorough knowledge of Cost Management methods and best practices.
- A thorough knowledge of forecasting budgeting planning design schedule and scope management
- Have the technical skills to read understand and communicate contract requirements including construction drawings and specifications and interpret construction methods.
- Technology competent in using the following Software: MS Outlook MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint
- Experience with the FIDIC Contract Suite.
Desirable
- Experience of working in large-scale sports developments
The candidate should have the following soft skills.
- Strong people skills comfortable working with a diverse range of personalities across clients and partner organizations
- Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills and flexibility to rapidly understand complex problems and shape these into workable solutions for delivery.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to develop concise and effective written presentations and participate effectively in meetings with senior client representatives.
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
