Cost and Contract Manager

Posted 13 Days Ago
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17 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Professional Services • Real Estate • Consulting
Delivering impactful projects and programmes across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.
The Role
Manage cost and contract activities for hybrid solar/renewable projects including budgeting, cost planning, procurement support, cost control, contract administration, forecasting, risk analysis, and negotiation from feasibility to close-out.
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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.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

  • Responsible for the cost and contract management of hybrid solar farm/renewable energy projects.
  • Develop project budgets, analyses submissions of EPCC costs from contractors (to ensure competitive against prevailing market prices), manage costs from initial feasibility to final close-out, perform risk analysis, maintain cost databank for the Company, and negotiate contracts to ensure projects are delivered profitably and on schedule.
  • Feasibility & Cost Planning: Develop preliminary budgets, provide inputs for feasibility studies, and prepare detailed cost plans from project inception through design stages.
  • Procurement & Tendering: Prepare tender documentation (if necessary), evaluate contractor bids, and assist in negotiating and awarding contracts.
  • Cost Control & Monitoring: Maintain vigilant oversight of project expenditures, track cost variances, and conduct value engineering to optimize project outcomes.
  • Contract Administration: Manage change orders, review and certify contractor progress payments, and negotiate final accounts.
  • Forecasting & Reporting: Prepare regular financial forecasts and formal cost reports for key stakeholders and senior management.
  • Risk Management: Identify potential cost risks and implement mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, commercial management, civil construction management, or a related commercial field shall be considered.
  • Experience: Minimum 5-8 years of progressive experience in construction project cost planning and commercial management. Past experience in Renewable Energy industry is an added advantage.
  • Technical Knowledge: Proficiency in cost estimating methods, thorough understanding of construction methodologies, and familiarity with contracts (e.g., FIDIC)

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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. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Civil Construction Management, or related commercial field
  • 5-8 years progressive experience in construction project cost planning and commercial management
  • Proficiency in cost estimating methods and construction methodologies
  • Familiarity with contracts (e.g., FIDIC)
  • Past experience in the Renewable Energy industry
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The Company
HQ: Leeds, England
17,263 Employees
Year Founded: 1950

What We Do

Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes. Together with our clients, we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

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