Talent Pool - Construction Cost Management, Chile

Key Responsibilities: • Lead cost management activities across the full project lifecycle, including estimating, cost planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. • Manage procurement and contracting processes, including RFPs, bid evaluations, negotiations, contract awards, and subcontractor management. • Conduct feasibility studies, quantity take-offs, value engineering, life-cycle costing, and cost analysis to optimize project value. • Monitor project costs, change orders, payment applications, invoicing, and final accounts to ensure financial control and budget compliance. • Prepare and present cost reports, risk assessments, forecasts, and recommendations to clients and senior leadership. • Build and maintain relationships with clients, contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders. • Review contractor performance, monthly reports, and identify cost risks, proposing corrective actions when required. • Support the development and continuous improvement of cost management procedures, systems, and best practices. • Lead, mentor, and support junior team members, including participation in recruitment, performance reviews, and resource planning. • Travel to project sites as needed and ensure all responsibilities are performed in accordance with professional and company standards. • Minimum  8 years professional experience related to Engineering Cost Management    • Bachelor’s degree in  Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Architecture , or any degree relevant to the position. • RICS, AACE Certifications/Memberships • Fluent in  English and Spanish • Ability to work under pressure to deliver deadlines • Good communication skills to systematically explain concepts, methodology • Strong client management, change management and teamwork skills   • Strong Microsoft skills, specifically excel & PowerPoint, CostX, Knowledge of AutoCAD 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 or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. #LI-PL1 Please find out more about us at  www.turnerandtownsend.com/ 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.  Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:  Twitter Instagram LinkedIn