Cost Manager (Regional)

  • Full-time
  • Department: Real estate

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Commercial Management:

  • Work collaboratively with the APAC Regional Cost Lead to oversee the commercial aspects of all projects in the region, including special lease projects.
  • Ensure financial and contractual protection across all special projects including lease project in APAC

Project Oversight and Support: 

  • Manage all commercial issues on current, future, and past projects, reporting regularly to the APAC Regional Cost Lead.
  • Provide commercial management support for ITIMs and APAC Cost Lead, including liaison with the procurement office on RFP documents, estimates, change orders, and funding requests.

Vendor and Resource Management:

  • Commercially manage all program vendors, presenting proposals for purchase order approval, approving invoices, and ensuring final financial closeout.
  • Manage resources allocated to projects in cost and contractual perspective.
  • Provide cost-related advice to the site selection team/SAP team for lease contracts

Cost Reporting and Support

• Work with ITIMS, General Contractor (GC), Lease Provider (LP), and project controls to ensure the availability of comprehensive cost reports and proceed in all financial matter including Purchase Agreement approval.

• Support the PER (funding) team by providing commercial assistance for funding intervals, including the production of multiple-option cost scenarios.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Responsible for total cost management of projects delivering positive outcomes for our clients, demonstrating leadership and coaching to Graduate CM, and innovation of service and knowledge.
  • Carry out cost management and contract administration duties with reasonable supervision and guidance
  • Provide Cost Advice and Cost Planning including estimate, comparative design studies, life cycle costing, turnover/cash flow projections, cost control and cost report during pre-contract period
  • Responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
  • Possesses cost management experience in Data Centre space 
  • Responsible for total cost management of projects delivering positive outcomes for our clients, demonstrating leadership and coaching to Graduate CM, and innovation of service and knowledge.
  • Carry out cost management and contract administration duties with reasonable supervision and guidance
  • Lead Cost Manager for new built project
  • Provide Cost Advice and Cost Planning including estimate, comparative design studies, life cycle costing, turnover/cash flow projections, cost control and cost report during pre-contract period.
  • To run the procurement process from all stages in pre-qualification such as quotation enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation
  • Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager

Additional Information

  • Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree of Quantity Surveying or equivalent with minimum 7-12 years’ experience in related fields. Registered with Board of Surveyor, member of RISM and RICS or Bachelor's Degree of Quantity Surveying 
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent technical knowledge and experience across the full range of Cost Management duties including: Cost Estimates, Bills of Quantities, Value Engineering, Tendering and Evaluation, Contract Knowledge, Change Orders and Final Account close-out
  • Candidates with experience in High tech manufacturing / life sciences project industrial, data centers, infrastructure, retail fit out, mixed development, public sector, and corporate end user/ banking/office experience are preferred.
  • Experience from consultancy background, well versed in civil, structure, and architecture (CSA).
  • Team player with excellent leadership and problem solving skills
  • English language skills are required and excellent communication skills

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