Overview

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Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Visit our website at turnerandtownsend.com.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Quantity Surveyors to join our infrastructure cost management team to support our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and UK infrastructure.

You will be a Senior Cost Manager within our UK Infrastructure business working on a variety of water / utilities projects and programmes in the Peterborough area.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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, Option C preferred)
• 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
• Knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering
• Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent

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.

We are an authorised recruitment partner with Turner & Townsend and do not accept unsolicited resumes. This role may involve SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

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