Cost Manager

vor 4 Wochen


Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz Turner & Townsend Group Vollzeit
  • Full-time
Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 10,000 people in 48 countries. Collaborating with our clients across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, we specialise in major programmes, programme management, cost and commercial management, net zero and digital solutions.

Job Description

We are seeking applications from experienced (Senior) Cost Managers with experience in working on major construction projects for the Data Centre sector.

Job Objectives:

  • Pre and post-contract duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
  • Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
  • Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
  • Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
  • Taking responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations.
  • Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
  • Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
  • Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
  • Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
  • Maintain central feedback and learning on cost estimating from prospects and projects and contribute to updating of best practices in estimating.
Qualifications
  • Technical knowledge of Data Centre or other related facility asset types.
  • Good knowledge of all methods of construction and procurement.
  • Experienced with, or managing a team that uses multiple estimating tools and applications.
  • Strong experience with spreadsheets and databases.
  • Collaborative approach, able to develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, internally and externally.
  • Good organization skills with the ability to multi-task.
  • Demonstrated strong listening and communication skills.
  • Proven cost and/or commercial management experience, ideally within a consultancy environment.
Additional Information

What We Offer:

  • Exciting work in an international environment.
  • Independent work with challenging tasks.
  • International development perspectives and training opportunities.
  • Additional benefits such as fitness initiatives, discounted event and cultural highlights, as well as shopping opportunities.
  • Employer-funded pension plan.
  • Modern workplace in centrally located offices with good transport connections.

We are looking forward to your application

Contact person: Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

www.turnerandtownsend.com

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. 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. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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