Company Description
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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
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Job Description
The SQS is responsible for cost control on behalf of the Contracting Entity, managing a team of Intermediate Quantity Surveyors in ensuring effective management and control of spend, and ensuring payments are compliant with the contracting reimbursement principles (schedules of rates, bills of quantity, materials on and off site payments, etc.), as well as monitoring the anticipated final project costs. In doing so, the SQS will provide cost management and cost advice to the Claims, Contract Management and Project Management team, and ensure that the Contracting Entity achieves the project’s budgetary goals and objectives.
The SQS will undertake or review measurement of designs and on-site works completed, develop the schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities, provide their assessment of on and off site materials, monthly payment certificates and package final accounts, as well as monitoring the anticipate final project costs and making recommendations for monthly payments or final accounts due ensuring Contractual Entitlement.
Team Management
Support the Head of Programme Controls and the Quantity Surveying Manager in leading a team of Intermediate Quantity Surveyors in the Programme, each responsible for the implementation of cost management on their projects
Oversee the day to day activities of the Intermediate Quantity Surveyors ensuring the appropriate implementation of cost management processes on the projects
Develop and maintain a detailed resourcing plan for the delivery of cost management on the projects through the Cost Managers
Provide support to the Intermediate Quantity Surveyors in their day to day delivery functions
Be responsible for reporting on the performance of the projects under their remit
Work with the Programme Director to address any issues that arise in the course of the delivery of the projects
Programme Cost Management Activities
Support the development of the process, procedures and policies for the Contracting Entity’s cost control standards, ensuring those standards take account of industry standards and any contractual terms and conditions.
Monitor and assure compliance with Contracting Entity’s cost control standards, notifying the Programme Director and Project Manager of any non-conformance issues.
Develop the cost management strategy for the programme.
Reviewing the proposed contractor Key Performance Indicators for cost, spend and budget management.
Oversee the management of variations, monthly cashflow forecasting and any amendments / variances, retention, liquidated damages etc.
Oversee the advice provided to the Risk team of the financial impacts of potential risks.
Monitor the anticipated final costs of the programme, reviewing and approving those completed by the Cost Management team.
Provide a route to escalation for cost control, as required.
Support Contracting Entity’s response to contractor claims as required.
Ensure that the Contracting Entity achieves optimum value for money in the procurement and delivery of the programme.
Develop and maintain the processes, systems and administrative procedures necessary to support the timely and accurate dissemination of cost reports, across Contracting Entity.
Foster relationships with the 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 the schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities prepared by the cost consultants for the purpose of preparing a pre-tender estimate (budget) against the designs, commenting as required
Review the monthly valuation for post-contract costs, valuations, variation orders, and final accounts of packages
Monitor, measure and evaluate the cost performance of the projects with respect to onsite progress and disclose variations and changes to the contract in liaison with the project’s teams
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 the completed work and follow up for payments collection
Review and accept cost consultant final account recommendations and support the final account negotiations
Qualifications
15+ years’ experience, at least 3+ years within the aviation / transport infrastructure industry
Must have a 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 a comparable consultancy environment, or with a client or contractor organisation
Knowledge of cost management principles, methods, techniques and tools, including the standard method of measurement
Knowledge of policy and procedure implementation
Additional Information
Full time
Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
8% Pension
25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days)
Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues
Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.
We champion our people to succeed in both 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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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