What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cost Manager - Commercial Buildings, High Rise, and Mixed use position at Turner & Townsend?
Company Description
Are you interested in working on some of the world’s most exciting projects, with some of the world’s leading businesses?
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 118 offices and 47 countries worldwide.
At Turner & Townsend, we offer a wide variety of benefits to our staff to help them inside or outside of the work. We offer true work life balance, working from home arrangements, team events and much more.
Due to significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, Turner & Townsend's Cost Management division in Brisbane requires an experienced Senior Cost Manager to work across multiple sectors like Commercial building services, hospitality and High Rise buildings. Working within a friendly, professional and highly successful team and reporting to the Director and have the opportunity to progress your career.
Job Description
Due to significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients in our Real Estate sector we are currently recruiting a Senior Cost Manager with proven local delivery experience to join our Brisbane based team.
The ideal applicant with have a strong background in Quantity Surveying, ideally gained through the delivery of complex projects. Preferably you will have worked within a professional consultancy before, but those with a background in other areas, such as experience working for main contractors are encouraged to apply.
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor/Senior Cost Manager you will be able to work independently managing your own deliverables, but also work well as part of a team. You will strive to promote and maintain the highest of professional standards, while supporting junior staff to grow and learn through your knowledge and experience. We are looking for someone who could oversee more junior staff, though you will be supported by our senior management team and Commercial Sector lead who you will be working closely with.
- Leading our existing key client relationships.
- Creating new client and consultant relationships and opportunities in the market place.
- Growing and developing exceptional people for your team.
- Displaying excellence in service delivery leadership.
- Take responsibility for your own deliverables and ensure all commitments are completed.
- Estimating and cost planning including presenting the final cost plan.
Qualifications
- Currently living in Australia with full working rights.
- A recognised degree qualification in Quantity Surveying (or similar).
- MRICS accreditation or similar (preferred).
- Relevant work experience 5 years
- Good leadership and interpersonal skills, able to work independently and where appropriate lead a team
- Experience of leading and successfully delivering cost management commissions in the Australian market
- Experience working in sectors like commercial, retail & mixed use projects.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Highly motivated and driven with a passion for your profession and the difference it can make to your clients.
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.
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 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.
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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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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.
