Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

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Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Houston cost management team, supporting a diverse portfolio of construction projects across multiple sectors. In this client-facing role, you will deliver value-added cost management services, build strong stakeholder relationships, and help drive successful project outcomes while providing leadership aligned with Turner & Townsend's values and vision. To be successful in this role you must have strong communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing environment across multiple stakeholders and projects. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment. In this significant position, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, while embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.   Responsibilities: • Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle. •  Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan. •  Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates. •  Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate. •  Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner of project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update. •  Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. •  Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es. •  Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact. •  Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues. •  Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes. •  Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change of control processes. •  Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs. •  Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders. •  Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. •  Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises. •  Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices. •  Performing quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle. •  Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively. •  Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place. •  Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client. •  Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner. •  Compiling built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes. •  Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others. •  Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment. •  Financial Management - Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports. •  Implement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients a

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