Job Description

The Cost Manager will play a key role in the management and delivery of cost management services. The individual will work across all sectors within our growing Boston Real Estate team and will be provided with an excellent opportunity for career growth and development. The individual will assist in the development and implementation of business development strategies to develop new customers and grow our existing client base

Pre-Contract

• Prepare and peer review construction estimates/cost plans.
• Prepare project feasibility studies with accompanying robust benchmark cost data.
• Present estimates/cost plans to the design team and client.
• Inform and lead value engineering discussions and provide reasoned advice on all potential cost saving opportunities.
• Assist with procurement strategy and prepare procurement reports.
• Engagement and participation in design team meetings.
• Prepare detailed tender analysis and lead post tender clarification meetings to align bids prior to contract.
• Review and provide comments on contractual documentation.

Post-Contract

• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing.
• Lead negotiations on the client’s behalf.
• Validate/assess contractor/subcontractor payment applications and submissions.
• Assess post contract changes.
• Ensure that post-contract change is managed and aligned to the change management process.
• Provide early warnings to the client on areas of cost risk.
• Prepare/peer review construction financial reports at a project and portfolio level.
• Lead final account process and ensure completion and agreement in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in estimating is required, full cost management experience is preferred.
• Experience working on commercial construction projects
• Demonstrates strong communication skills.
• Great organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• College and/or post-graduate degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• RICS accreditation preferred but not required.

Additional Information

_Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. _Equal Employment Opportunity Posters If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email recruitmentUSA@turntown.com . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or recruitmentUSA@turntown.com . This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

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