Senior Cost Consultant - Estimating

Do you want to be part of our successful Real Estate team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Ottawa?We are hiring an ambitious and forward thinking Senior Cost Consultant to work in our growing team.
At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference.
That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, anddoing our part to create a prosperous society.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused.
Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver.
As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
Who are you?
You are an experienced Senior Cost Consultant with a minimum of 7 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment
What we can give you:

Huge opportunities to grow your career with a global company.
A clear development plan harnessing your potential and give you opportunity and support to grow through the business.
Being part of a dynamic, multi-cultural and gender balanced team where your opinions and thoughts are really valued.
Fun! We have a work hard play hard culture but we always have fun!
Continuing Professional Development support whether that be for a professional qualification or within the Industry.
Opportunities to grow a dynamic business within Canada.
What you will be involved in:

Preparing Construction Cost Estimate reports at all stages of design.
Managing and taking responsibility for estimating and cost planning activitiesincluding taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan/estimate to the client team.
Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a package and where appropriate.
Post-tender cost analysis and reconciliations against values provided by the contractor.
Ensuring that cost analysis, cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
Participating in Value engineering, LEED analysis and Life Cycle costing,
Interfacing with the client, other consultants, and being a real team player within the T&T Team.
Carrying out research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data as well as engaging with the market to obtain up to date rates for all construction products.
Other Key responsibilities at Senior Consultant level:

Business Development - Being aware and proactive to highlight potential opportunities to Associate Directors and Directors
Staff management- Input into performance review process of consultants and graduate consultants
Recruitment - Inclusion in selection and recruitment process, including interviews
Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
Qualifications Eligible to work in Canada with Reliability Clearance with the Government of Canada
10 years' experience delivering pre-construction and post contract construction cost services.
A recognized University Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field.
Membership of Relevant Professional Organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS); The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE)
Knowledge of and experience using CostX is an asset but not essential
Additional Information The benefits we offer include:

Structured learning and development sessions throughout your programme
Support to become professionally qualified
Access to a range of online learning tools
Pension and Company healthcare plan
Company social events
Turner & Townsend is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.
With 108 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients' assets.
We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list.
Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.
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