Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the Commercial Developer sector. Using our skills, processes and knowledge we provide industry leading services to our clients.
We are currently recruiting an Associate Director level Cost Manager with solid experience in the Residential, Hotel or Commercial sector to lead the Cost Contract Administration and Cost Audit Commissions within this space. The successful candidate will lead our service delivery and initially have a team of five individuals to manage with a distinct opportunity to grow the team further. A natural leader with a highly developed management experience, the ideal candidate will be well presented and client facing in approach.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:
• To provide commercial oversight to ensure the successful delivery of cost management services across one or multiple commissions.
• To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery.
• To ensure excellent service delivery is being provided to clients, gain their trust and enhance our reputation.
• To actively promote Turner & Townsend to clients both existing and new to enable growth within the business.
• To be a sounding board for all aspects of service delivery and to effectively develop others in the team.
• To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre contract to handover.
• To uphold Turner & Townsend values and ethics whilst delivering service excellence.
KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Extensive knowledge of and experience in the Real Estate / Property sector working for a professional cost consultancy.
• Extensive experience of both new build and fit-out projects across varying asset typologies.
• Extensive experience of delivering and overseeing the successful delivery of pre-contract services from feasibility through to tendering, measurement of building works for estimating, report writing and preparation of Bills of Quantities and tender documentation.
• Experience of successfully managing commissions, one or multiple, at any given time to ensure the highest quality service delivery for clients.
• Experience of commercial management of commissions ensuring both successful and profitable delivery of services.
• Experience of agreeing contract terms, administering contracts and of identifying and mitigating key risks within contracts.
• Ability to critically analyse programmes and assess the impact they have of fee forecasts to enable accurate forecasting to the wider business.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously setting their own agenda and perform well under pressure.
• Identifying and establishing new relationships, whilst maintaining and developing existing relationships.
• UAE experience is essential.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Overall accountability and responsibility for ensuring Turner & Townsend deliver the scope of their services across multiple commissions.
• Interfacing and effective communication with the client, contractors and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Timely and accurate forecasting of fees.
• Maintaining and building upon existing client relationships and the development of new relationships.
• Recognise opportunities and be able to cross sell our service offerings to existing or potentially new clients.
• Effectively and proactively lead a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver in line with the standards expected of Turner & Townsend.
• Provide quality assurance for all deliverables issued by other team members.
• Be a sounding board to other team members for all technical cost management related activities.
• Understanding the clients needs and build the relationship.
• Be a role model within the team to assist in the development of more junior staff.
• Demonstrates a high level of drive, enthusiasm and commitment to always delivering service excellence to clients.
• A desire to learn and progress your career to the next level.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Proven Cost / Commercial Management experience, ideally from a Consultancy or client side background
• Preferably MRICS with 10 years’ PQE
• Experience of working on Major Programmes and Projects
• Experience in leading, managing and motivating teams
• Extensive knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Demonstrable understanding of construction contracts and the ability, when required, to provide contractual advice to clients.
• Proven track record of delivering service excellence to multiple clients.
• Ability to drive the commercial agenda for the project and chair commercial meetings.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present clearly and concisely to clients in both a formal and informal manner.
• Proven track record of building effective, productive and positively engaged teams.
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