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Turner & Townsend

Project Director, Cost Management - Data Centers

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Hiring Remotely in Ireland, IRL
Senior level
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Hiring Remotely in Ireland, IRL
Senior level
Lead cost management for data center projects: interface with clients and consultants, produce estimates and cost plans, manage procurement and tendering, control post-contract cost variances, perform cost checks and payment recommendations, and deliver monthly cost reports.
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Company Description

Turner & 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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.​

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.​

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are engaged to support our clients with many complex projects, responsible for all aspects of cost management and project delivery for Data Center sector. We are seeking a driven and motivated Associate Director (Cost Management) to act as a leader, managing cost management professionals within larger teams and delivering successful outcomes for our clients. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders and other consultants, at all project stages.
  • Provide estimate and cost planning including producing and presenting the final estimate.
  • 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 carry out payment recommendations, supporting staff as required. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
  • Produce monthly cost reports, including presenting to client.

 

    Qualifications

    • Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
    • Minimum of 8 years' experience in cost management.
    • broad experience in all cost management areas; planning, estimating, pre-contract post contract and final account.
    • Experience preparing Cost Management estimates and reports.
    • Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
    • Understand cost (labour, plant, materials) as well as cashflow, commitments and overall project costs.
    • Experience with key aspects of business development.
    • Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a team player.
    • Ability to develop good working relationships with project teams.
    • English skills are required, Spanish language skills are preferred.
    • Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
    • Working knowledge of MS Office software and modern cost management digital tools.

    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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