Associate Director Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction
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Responsibilities
- Lead cost management services across large-scale data center construction projects and programs from planning through closeout.
- Serve as the primary client contact for commercial and cost management matters, building strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Lead project teams in the development and management of budgets, forecasts, cost reports, cash flow analyses, and financial performance metrics.
- Provide commercial leadership and strategic cost advice to support informed project and program decision-making.
- Establish and maintain project controls, cost reporting processes, and governance procedures across multiple project workstreams.
- Lead quantity surveying, cost control, estimating, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Oversee the review, evaluation, and negotiation of change orders, claims, and commercial risk events.
- Monitor project performance, identify commercial risks and opportunities, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Support procurement, contracting, and vendor selection activities, providing guidance on commercial and contractual matters.
- Coordinate effectively with clients, contractors, consultants, and project teams to ensure successful project delivery.
- Review and validate cost reporting, applications for payment, invoices, and project financial reconciliations.
- Support schedule-related cost impacts, risk analysis, and forecasting to maintain alignment between cost and project objectives.
- Drive consistency and implementation of Turner & Townsend cost management and project controls best practices.
- Lead and mentor cost management professionals, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team environment.
- Provide oversight of project staffing, resource planning, financial performance, and commission delivery.
- Prepare and present commercial updates, project status reports, and executive-level presentations to clients and leadership.
- Identify process improvements and opportunities to enhance project controls, reporting, and cost management performance.
- Support business development activities, including client relationship management, proposals, and pursuit efforts.
- Capture and share lessons learned and best practices across projects and programs.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence aligned with Turner & Townsend values.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and are to be adhered to where applicable.
- On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.
- 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.
- 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.
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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.
- 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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
- Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
- We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Cost Management, or a related field.
- Graduate degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, project controls, or commercial management within the construction industry.
- Experience leading cost management services on large-scale data center, mission-critical, industrial, or complex capital construction programs.
- Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, forecasting, cost reporting, cash flow, change management, and commercial risk.
- Strong understanding of project controls, cost management principles, contract administration, procurement, and project governance.
- Experience working within a construction consultancy or professional services environment is strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage client and stakeholder relationships across complex projects.
- Experience supporting major construction programs from planning and procurement through execution and closeout.
- Knowledge of industry-standard cost management and project controls systems; experience with Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, or similar platforms is preferred.
- RICS certification or equivalent professional accreditation is preferred.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
- Ability to influence project teams and senior stakeholders while driving successful project outcomes.
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