Cost Manager/ Quantity Surveyor- – Advanced Manufacturing/ Battery/ Pharma

Company Description

Turner & Townsend have been at the forefront of hi-tech Industrial developments in Europe, delivering multi-billion Euros of construction each year globally. We have had tremendous success and are market leaders in the industrial sector.

With our global footprint and client base, we bring local market insight combined with our in-depth understanding of global trends, giving our clients confidence when entering new markets. 

We know what it costs to procure, design, build and operate facilities in both established and emerging markets. We work with clients to deliver certainty and maximize their return on investment, delivering effective program management, project and cost management and project controls services. Cost Management is a key service in the advanced manufacturing sector and we need the best talent to help our clients.

As we move forward with the expansion of our European Industrials business, we now seek experienced Cost Managers/Quantity Surveyors who will join us in helping us deliver these demanding, high value, complex projects. 

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking Cost Managers to work in the construction of advanced manufacturing facilities, acting as the day-to-day interface with our clients helping to drive projects to achieve an excellent outcome. You will have worked on major construction projects in the Battery, Semi-conductors Chemicals, Industrial, Manufacturing, Data Centers or Pharma sectors. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work in key sector projects with an impact and interact with global leaders within Turner & Townsend.

Key accountabilities:

• 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.
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager.
• 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.
• Inputting into value engineering.; Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Qualifications

• Experience in construction, industrial, battery, semi-conductors, pharma and/or manufacturing sector. Knowledge of MEP and clean/ dry rooms is an advantage.
• Degree qualified in one of the following fields: engineering (construction related), construction management or quantity surveying.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• At least 5 years’ relevant experience in cost management
• Fluent English (written and spoken) essential.
• Fluent Spanish (written and spoken) essential.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com

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