Director m/f/d Cost Management - Construction Projects

Turner and Townsend
DE - München
July 6, 2024

Company DescriptionAt Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference.
That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.
We are seeking a Cost Management Director to deliver large complex projects and act as the day-to-day interface with our clients driving projects to achieve excellent outcomes.
You will have Cost Management experience, and have worked on major construction projects in the Data Centre, Life Sciences, Industrial, Manufacturing or Office & Retail sectors.
You will have broad experience in pre-contract cost planning and estimating activities, and post-contract commercial management.
You will bring your practical expertise and best practice experience and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role, leading project teams and managing complex stakeholder relationships.
Key Responsibilities:

Provide estimate and cost planning including producing and presenting the final estimate.
Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed level.
Compile feasibility studies.
Prepare procurement reports.
Perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce tender lists, tender analysis, produce tender report, and compile contractual documents.
Manage post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
Manage cost checks and valuation deliverables on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost checking, and valuation process.
Produce monthly cost reports, including presenting to client.
Lead value engineering initiatives and negotiate and settle final accounts.
Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all projects stages.
Provide leadership to cost management team and ensure the delivery of appointed services scope.
Identify opportunities to develop new business opportunities.
Identify and implement improvements for cost management procedures, templates, and products.

Qualifications:

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
Minimum of 8-10 years' experience in cost management.
Experience of leading cost management commissions for large construction projects of high complexity.
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as procurement routes, value management and value engineering, and life cycle costing.
People management experience, particularly in the context of managing a team delivering a project.
Sound technical experience in all cost management areas; pre-contract, post contract and final account.
Good understanding of all mechanical, process, electrical, and plumbing systems, as they relate to construction of projects and good understanding of all civils, structural and architectural aspects as they relate to construction of projects.
Experience in the German construction industry with knowledge of local markets and contractual documentation is advantageous.
Additional InformationOur 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.
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No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees.
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