Overview

As an experienced Cost Engineering Professional you will establish the required processes, templates and tools, and agree the baseline for cost and schedule, whilst monitoring performance against it and incorporating the impacts of risk, opportunities and change in a controlled manner.

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators, recommend remedial actions to drive best value for the client.
• Lead the evaluation of the project’s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls as necessary to enable the successful delivery of the project.
• Cooperate with a remote team of cost managers responsible for reaching an agreed, market tested cost baseline and ensuring the client is receiving value for money.
• Guide and influence the general contractor, ensuring they are progressing in line with the schedule and within agreed cash flow parameters.
• Act as the key point of contact to the client, overcoming delivery and commercial issues whilst preparing formal and ad hoc reports focusing on time, cost and quality targets.
• Control costs with knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, basic contingency principles, procurement principles.
• Create and/or work within a cost report, summarizing financials in an executive level dashboard.
• Understand change management principles, lead the agreed change management process and workflow, providing a platform for adding/tracking/monitoring/approving change.
• Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path.
• Understand procurement principles, collate lead times from vendors and clients into the master schedule and communicate the prioritisation of ordering materials and equipment to meet scheduled install dates.
• Work closely with the client to define vendor schedule requirements.
• Participate in project team risk evaluations and incorporate risks into quantitative analyses to inform the overall project cost and schedule.
• Stay informed on status of project changes and communicate these to the project team to allow for approvals in the change management process.
• Hold vendors accountable for required schedule updates and reporting to maintain timely and accurate updates of the master schedule.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project controls coordination in all phases of the project lifecycle including program, risk and reporting with specialist life sciences or data centre sector experience.
• Ability to determine corrective actions or recommendations based on facts and figures and critically evaluate information from various sources.
• Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6.
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to providing excellent service.
• Reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong time management skills, quick thinking and ability to meet project deadlines as necessary.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to clients and the ability to work independently.

Additional Information

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/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Employment details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Project Management
• Industries: Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services