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    Senior Cost Manager - Canberra, Australia - Turner & Townsend

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    Company Description

    At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

    We are an independent professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.

    Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 120 offices and 50 countries worldwide. Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

    Job Description

    • An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Cost Manager / Associate Director - Mechanical & Electrical, to join our team in our Caberra office. Supporting our clients to deliver projects and programs for Defence projects.
    • The position will be to lead on the Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) specific deliverables within a larger project or leading direct M&E commissions, such as asset upgrade works.
    • The individual must be self-motivated and Client facing (both internal & external) with the ability to manage multiple projects and clients. This will involve establishing early budgets, early estimating, and cost planning, tendering and procurement and post contract duties.
    • The role will also include management of other Assistant Cost Managers and Cost Managers within the M&E.
    • A good knowledge of M&E systems and supply chain is fundamental with the ability to work collaboratively.

    Qualifications

    • A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle
    • Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) or working towards
    • Ability to successfully manage and prioritise more than one project at a time.
    • Experience in delivering M&E elements of work for clients
    • Knowledge & contacts within the M&E supply chain (tier 1 and below)
    • Utilising digital software for delivery of cost management services
    • Commercially astute with good negotiation skills
    • Excellent people person and great communicator, both client facing and team based
    • Ideally an Australian citizen with NV2 clearance

    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.

    At Turner & Townsend we firmly believe that our people are at the heart of our success and we continually strive to create a great place to work.

    We promote integrity in everything that we do and apply our expertise to shape a better environment for future generations and, ultimately, generate value for our communities.

    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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from all sectors of the community.

    Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.

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