Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Construction Management

Job Description
Turner &
Townsendis seeking an experiencedSeniorCostManagerand/orQuantity Surveyorto work with our talented San Francisco Bay area team. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career with a great team, and work with well-known, prestigious clients on a diverse portfolio of commercial construction projects.
Job Description
Taking responsibility and being the first point of contact for the reporting of the overall commercial status of a project. Ensure accurate and timelycostreporting at a project and portfolio level, providing regular updates to the client on overallcostposition as well as risk and cash flow variances.
Own and manage the change process, as well as negotiating change orders throughout the project lifecycle.
Communicate effectively and professionally with numerous parties including thegeneral contractor, the owner’s representatives and external stakeholders. Taking responsibility for Turner &
Townsend coordination within the overall construction process.
Manage forensicreviewofcostand carry out valuations on high value, time critical projects. Complete timely, accuratecostchecking and monthly valuation processes.
Extractdatafrom several sources including complex spreadsheets, transforming it to fit operational needs to aid the project and portfolio as a whole.
Participate effectively with post contractcost variancesand the change control processes.
ManageCostimpact / contingency management and commitmenttrackinglogs.
Prepare fundingdatapresentations andcoordinatevalue engineering sessions with stakeholders.
Strong leadership skills and ability to be a good mentor to other members of the team.
You will also be responsible for:
Pre-Contract
Providing commercial input todesignoptioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices. Responsible for completingprocurementand bid comparison sheets as well as recommendations for approval. Preparation of funding requests.
Post-Contract
Responsible and first point of contact for overall commercial and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle, includingforecastingand ensuring accurate cash flow reporting.
Ensuring that post-contractcost variancesand change control processes are managed effectively.
Responsible for implementing the required commercial processes and procedures agreed between Turner &
Townsend and our clients. Also aiding in continuous development and improvement of these systems.
Ensuring thatcost auditingand valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process forcostvalidation is in place.
Carrying out the production of monthlycostand overall project status reports for presentation to the client.
Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner, providing maximum value to the Client.
Aiding in the compilation of as-builtcostestimate records forbenchmarkingpurposes.
Working with numerous stakeholders to follow correct projectclose outprocedures.