Job Description
Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the Infrastructure sector, and we are looking to recruit an Associate Director level, Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager to undertake a lead role on a high profile, London based Infrastructure project.
Main Purpose of Role
- The Associate Director performs the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end‑to‑end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions.
- To act as the key, day‑to‑day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value‑added cost management service.
Commission Management, to include
- Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
- Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and, where appropriate, involving Turner & Townsend’s specialist Value Management team.
- Managing estimating and cost planning activities, including taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
- Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre‑qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively.
- Ensuring that post‑contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
- Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
- Ensuring the production of monthly post‑contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
- Value engineering and life cycle costing.
- Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
- Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages.
- Leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities.
- Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients.
- Identifying and acting upon cross‑selling opportunities.
- Working with Directors to construct bids for new work.
- Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products to enhance the service provided to clients.
- Staff management (where appropriate) – inputting into the formal management of Senior Cost Managers and Assistant Cost Managers or a small cost‑management team, including 2nd‑round recruitment interviews, resource management input and attendance at junior staff appraisals.
- Knowledge management.
Qualifications
- Proven Cost / Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management experience.
- Preferably MRICS.
- Experience with NEC3 contracts (in particular Option C – Target Cost).
- Post‑contract administration experience.
- Experience working on major programmes and projects.
- Experience in the infrastructure sectors (rail, aviation, water/utilities, highways).
- Experience in leading and managing teams.
Additional Information
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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.
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