Cost Manager

Job Description

Job Description

To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery.

To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service.

To handle commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project.

Responsibilities:

- Commission Management, to include:
- Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
- Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
- Tendering and procuring, including managing the prequalification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
- Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
- Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
- Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
- Inputting into value engineering
- Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
- Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
- Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
- Involved in the complete lifecycle of the project.
- Thorough knowledge on Electrical, HVAC, fire alarm systems, plumbing & fire fighting.
- Supporting technical design briefs, analyse designs, and coordinate with multiple vendors. . Experience in sustainability /LEED & other concepts.
- Review MEP specifications, interpret contracts, and participate in technical & commercial negotiations with vendors.
- Lead a team & be able to supervise & coordinate onsite MEP construction activities
- Review/analyse and re-design all MEP drawings & material schedules with involvement in supervision of the site activities and to control cost and ensure timely completion of the project.
- Co-ordinate all electro-mechanical activities with client, consultant, suppliers, site engineers & various subcontractors at site. Checking and preparing VO, negotiation with Sub-con and Client.
- Provide interpretations of plans, project scope, detail sheets, and specifications for our MEP contractors/ sub-contractors and engineers to ensure a comprehensive and mutual understanding of the project plan.
- Marketing and business development, to include:
- Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager and by making effective use of the marketing database
- Assisting in the production of bid documentation
- Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
- Internal management accountabilities, to include:
- Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
- Process improvement - Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
- Key Performance Indicators
- A Cost Manager will in part be assessed by the extent to which:
- Commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time
- Service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment
- Good relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team
- They work as an effective member of the cost management team, including where appropriate, taking effective responsibility for Assistant Cost Managers
- Opportunities are identified to develop new business with existing clients
- Margin levels are kept track of on all commissions
- Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained Environment Policy Should adhere to the company's global environmental policy#LI-HT1

Qualifications

- Education - Diploma/B.E/B.Tech (Electrical / Mechanical)
- You should have relevant experience of working preferably for a construction consultancy in India/abroad, hold a graduate degree preferably in Cost Management and possesses good technical skills.
- A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project conception stage, through all of the operational stages to completion and post-project review.
- Around 10 years work experience with demonstrated career growth graph.

Experience in multiple sub sectors within the property projects will be added advantage.

Additional Information

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