**Company Description** **Job Description** + Lead the Cost Management team on specific client commissions, making sure that the team delivers on all accountabilities. + Set a clear strategy and ambition for the team through undertaking performance reviews, line management duties and providing mentorship to the team across all Quantity Surveying/Cost Management competencies. + Input into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews. + Take a lead role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders and other consultants, at all project stages + Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products. + Take responsibility for identifying and developing new business opportunities with existing and new clients. + Prepare, lead and present cost estimates using market data, first principals estimating methods and outline risks, opportunities and impacts of construction escalation. + Prepare and lead cost management team estimating tasks using CostX or equivalent while maintaining ability to pivot to management tasks. + Manage post contract cost variances and the change control processes assessing change order validity and quantum in line with the contract. + Prepare and advise clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing. + Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the review of the exclusions, contingencies and contractor costs and provide recommendations to the client. + Understand and advise client on cost (material prices, labor, productivities), third party costs as well as cashflow forecasts, LLE dates, procurement approach (GMP, Lump Sum etc.) and overall project/program costs. **RELATED OCCUPATION:** Sr. Consultant or any other job title performing the following job duties: 1. Develop detailed cost estimates from drawings and specifications; 2. Assist with negotiating costs; 3. Provide visual representations of costs; 4. Produce tender lists of potential bidders alongside clients procurement team and create mechanism for scoring best submission; 5. Assist in the production of bid documents; 6. Review design proposals for recommendation to client; 7. Create and maintain cost lines using first principals method and market research for each construction element; 8. Review scopes of work to assess any redundancies in the design process and recommend ways to reduce costs; 9. Provide cost plans and estimates for each construction phase and updating accordingly at appropriate construction milestones; 10. Review and verify contractor and subcontractor pricing, costs and proposals; 11. Perform cost control, budgeting and change management services; 12. Compile as-built estimate records for benchmarking purposes; 13. Limit commercial risk to the client through pre contract/post contract risk management; 14. Identify outliers, trends and calculating key performance measures; 15. Provide procurement and contract advise to clients; RFP strategy, Lump sum, Cost Plus Fee etc.; 16. Complete Take Off (Measurement of Quantities) using CostX or equivalent and write estimate reports. **JOB TIME** : Full Time **SALARY RANGE:** $163,072 to $200,000/year **Qualifications** **EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:** Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management and 5 years of experience in job offered or 5 years of experience in the Related Occupation **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 work-life 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 www.turnerandtownsend.com_ REQ# REF25756H Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter (https://twitter.com/turnertownsend) Instagram LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/turner-&-townsend/) _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 e-mail 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._