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Senior Cost Manager

Job TypeFull Time , Hybrid

QualificationBA/BSc/HND

Experience7 - 10 years

LocationNairobi

Job FieldConstruction and Site Engineering , Project and Program Management

Main Purpose of the Role:

To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions. To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added cost management service.

Key Accountabilities:

Commission Management, to include:

• Support feasibility studies by outlining affordability envelopes at project inception stage
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project where appropriate or applicable, and where necessary involving Senior Management
• Managing and taking ownership of estimating and cost planning activities through-out the project lifecycle
• Managing and taking ownership of the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, Bills of Quantities, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Value engineering, risk management and life cycle costing where applicable
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
• Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control delivery methodology and ensuring that QA/QC procedures are adhered to at all times

Marketing and business development, to include:

• Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
• Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work
• Attending networking functions as required
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients
• Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control philosophy and identifying and acting upon cross-divisional opportunities

Internal management accountabilities, to include:

• Staff management (where appropriate) – Inputting into the formal management of a Cost Manager or small cost management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database and Best Practice library
• Financial management – Utilising the Turner & Townsend FMS in order to keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
• Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes
• Training and Mentoring – Identifying and proposing training requirements for Cost Managers, Assistant Cost Managers and mentoring staff as required.

Qualifications

Minimum 7-10 years of progressive experience

Degree in Quantity Surveying as a minimum

BORAQS registration, RICS is an added advantage

Proficient in Cost X application

Proven experience in handling multiple projects

Demonstrated leadership experience managing diverse teams and coordinating with multiple stakeholders

• Support feasibility studies by outlining affordability envelopes at project inception stage
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project where appropriate or applicable, and where necessary involving Senior Management
• Managing and taking ownership of estimating and cost planning activities through-out the project lifecycle
• Managing and taking ownership of the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, Bills of Quantities, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively
• Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Value engineering, risk management and life cycle costing where applicable
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
• Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control delivery methodology and ensuring that QA/QC procedures are adhered to at all times
• Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
• Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work
• Attending networking functions as required
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients
• Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control philosophy and identifying and acting upon cross-divisional opportunities
• Inputting into the formal management of a Cost Manager or small cost management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals
• Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database and Best Practice library
• Utilising the Turner & Townsend FMS in order to keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
• Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes
• Identifying and proposing training requirements for Cost Managers, Assistant Cost Managers and mentoring staff as required.

• Proficient in Cost X application
• Leadership
• Team Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Cost Management
• Estimating
• Cost Planning
• Procurement
• Value Engineering
• Risk Management
• Life Cycle Costing
• Client Interface
• Business Development
• Financial Management
• Process Improvement
• Training and Mentoring

• Minimum 7-10 years of progressive experience
• Degree in Quantity Surveying as a minimum
• BORAQS registration
• RICS is an added advantage
• Proficient in Cost X application
• Proven experience in handling multiple projects
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing diverse teams and coordinating with multiple stakeholders