Turner Townsend Inc.
Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$100k-$130kDetected 4 hours ago
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About the role
- 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.
- Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
Responsibilities
- Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process.
- Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with the client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors.
- Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors & making recommendations to client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
- Manage & monitor invoicing process.
- Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.
- Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual.
- Develop procedures governing handover of project.
- Perform all the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
Nice to have
- Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $100K-$130K USD.
- This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting.
- In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
- Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity.
- Our inspired people share our vision and mission.
- To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Company info
- Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and www.heery.com/ All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
- 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/ and www.heery.com/
Equal opportunity
- Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer.
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