Company Description
From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help deliver outcomes that matter through transformational programmes covering consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.
With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. Working from 113 offices in 46 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.
Job Description
The Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for cost control on behalf of the Contracting Entity and control of spend, ensuring payments are compliant with contracting reimbursement principles, as well as monitoring anticipated final project costs.
In doing so, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will provide cost management and cost advice to the Claims, Contract Management and Project Management team, and ensure the Contracting Entity achieves project's budgetary goals and objectives.
Programme Cost Management Activities
* Support development of process, procedures and polices for Contracting Entity's cost control standards, ensuring those standards take account of industry standards and contractual terms and conditions.
* Monitor and assure compliance with Contracting cost control standards, notifying Programme Director and Project Manager of any non-conformance issues.
* Develop cost management strategy for programme.
* Review proposed contractor Key Performance Indicators for cost, spend and budget management. Oversee management of variations, monthly cashflow forecasting and any amendments / variances, retention, liquidated damages etc.
* Oversee advice provided to Risk team of financial impacts of potential risks.
* Monitor anticipated final costs of programme, reviewing and approving those completed by Cost Management team.
* Provide route to escalation for cost control, as required.
* Support Contracting response to contractor claims as required.
* Ensure Contracting Entity achieves optimum value for money in procurement and delivery of programme.
* Develop and maintain processes, systems and administrative procedures necessary to support timely and accurate dissemination of cost reports, across Contracting Entity.
* Foster relationships with supply chain and wider industry including contractors, consultants, suppliers and professional bodies.
* Provide advice and expertise in relation to claims and disputes that may arise on construction and consultancy contracts.
* Review schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities prepared by cost consultants for purpose of preparing pre-tender estimate (budget) against designs, commenting as required.
* Review monthly valuation for post-contract costs, valuations, variation orders, and final accounts of packages.
* Monitor, measure and evaluate cost performance of projects with respect to onsite progress and disclose.
* Periodically quantify work done, evaluate additional work and keep records for materials wastage and contra- charges to subcontractor.
* Review cost consultant payment certificates for contractors based on completed work and follow up for payments collection.
* Review and accept cost consultant final account recommendations and support final account negotiations.
Qualifications
Experience
* 15+ years' experience, at least 3+ years within aviation / transport infrastructure industry
* Must have clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, drawings and specifications.
* Strong experience of delivering technically complex and high value infrastructure projects
* Experience of working in comparable consultancy environment, or with client or contractor organisation
* Knowledge of cost management principles, methods, techniques and tools, including standard method of measurement
* Knowledge of policy and procedure implementation
Skills
* Ability to work within multi-disciplinary while ensuring all cost management tasks are conducted in timely and accurate manner.
* Proficient in MS Office (all packages) and knowledge of project financial and cost management systems
* Strong commercial and financial awareness including monitoring and co-ordination of budget
* Ability to drive team participation and high performance.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong analytical ability
* Strong ability to multitask, prioritize, and work well under pressure to meet established deadlines
* Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills are key along with high personal motivation and energy.
* Good understanding of project governance and procurement processes.
* Ability to develop long term relationships with all team members, and effectively balance people and processes.
* Previous experience of managing internal resources including mentoring of more junior staff members.
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