Senior Project Cost Controls Consultant – Data Center Construction

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Turner & Townsend is seeking an ambitious Senior Project Controls Manager to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is a driven construction professional with extensive experience leading project controls, cost management, and schedule oversight on large-scale mission-critical and data center construction programs. This role will support the successful delivery of complex, fast-paced capital projects by providing robust cost control, change management, forecasting, reporting, and commercial administration throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will thrive in a highly collaborative environment, partnering with project teams, contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered in accordance with budget, schedule, quality, and governance requirements.  Responsibilities:    • Manage and implement processes and procedures   • Manage cost/change control, including change order review, negotiation, and recommendations, delay analysis.  • Track and review change orders with Project Manager.  • Manage contingency draw.  • Budget Management and Tracking.  • Invoice/payment application processing, tracking, and reporting.  • Updating owner cost tracking software.  • Manage weekly progress reports with the General Contractor.  • Produce monthly reports for management.  • Providing review reports.  • Produce earned value reports.  • Review GC’s cost tracking reports.  • Work with project managers to develop and maintain the RFP/SOW/change order templates for various projects and support the development of service agreements and SOWs as needed.  • Follow up on proposals, reviews, and negotiations for the timely execution of contracts and purchase orders.   • Develop owner furnished equipment delivery plans by working with PMs, suppliers and the commodity management team.  • Track proposal reviews, negotiations, and contract execution. Manage/ coordinate and track the supplier delivery plan to ensure suppliers meet the demand per the plan.  • Provide reports for the progress and status of SOWs open for long periods of time.   • Coordinate closure of POs at project-end and keep track of work orders status.   • Periodically review financial reports to ensure compliance with budget targets, reconciliation of project charges against approved contracts, and support gathering data related to unit costs within sites.  • Reconcile GC actual costs with GMP/ Schedule of Values.  • Contract Administration (retention, T&Cs, insurance, allowances, contingency, incentives).  • Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.  • Maintain cost benchmarking databases.  • On Site Records and Document Control.  • Tracking all key project documents, including change orders, invoices and payments, lien releases, etc.  • Initiate close out process prior to project completion, typically two to three months in advance.  • Establish close documentation requirements. Collect and track receipt of all close out documents until completion, including warranties, as-builts, O&M manuals, etc.  • Setting and attending change control and cost meetings as required.  • Attend risk meetings and maintain risk log.  • Monitor, track and analyze schedule progress in the field (actual vs. forecast).  • Ensure QA/QC is followed.   • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.    • Degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.  • Minimum 5-7 years of applicable experience   • Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing, and presentations.  • Skilled in the use of industry accepted applications for cost, planning, and progress measurement.  • Demonstrates

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