Overview

Senior Cost Manager - EnergyTurner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.Job DescriptionTurner & Townsend is looking for an experienced Senior Cost Engineer to act as the key day-to-day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of value-added cost management services. This role will support large-scale capital construction and development programs managed from the Houston area and requires a strong background in cost engineering, estimating, change management, and project controls throughout the project lifecycle. To be successful in this role you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, embedding, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.Responsibilities:Negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.Provide cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner or project manager to gather status information to prepare cost report updates and latest estimate updates.Prepare written comments to the general contractor's submissions, including the executive summary.Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es.Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and change control processes.Manage cost impact, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions with stakeholders.Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering exercises.Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.Ensure that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.Ensure that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.Carry out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.Ensure that final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.Compile built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others.Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions in line with the conditions of appointment.Financial Management - Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels