Cost Managers - Australia

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Due to significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, Turner & Townsend's Cost Management division is recruiting for Cost Managers across our Australian business.

Working within a friendly, professional and highly successful team and reporting to the regional Director, you will work across various projects.

Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 104 offices in 44 countries (13 in Australia & NZ), we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximising value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients' assets.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally.
• Responsible for pre and post-contract quantity surveying duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
• Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
• Taking personal 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.
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.

This opportunity requires:

• A recognised Degree Qualification in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management desired.
• MRICS / AIQS accreditation ideal.
• Relevant work experience, ideally in a consultancy environment.
• Proficient in the use of CostX advantageous.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail.
• Team player with the ability to work autonomously.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English with excellent report and bid writing skills.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients and have the ability to work independently.

What we offer:

Turner and Townsend is a world leading organisation where you will be given the opportunity to further develop your Cost Management and business development skills in the delivery of some of the region's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects.

At Turner & Townsend we firmly believe that our people are at the heart of our success and we continually strive to create a great place to work.

We promote integrity in everything that we do and apply our expertise to shape a better environment for future generations and, ultimately, generate value for our communities.