Latest Job Vacancies at Turner & Townsend

Job Description

Job Objectives:

• 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 the cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner 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 control processes.
• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.

You will also be responsible for:

Pre-Contract

• 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.

Post-Contract

• 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 in a timely manner.
• Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.

Qualifications

Candidate will have the following:

• Consultant or Senior Consultant level (minimum of 510 years’ post-graduate experience).
• Degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a field related to construction.
• For QS: RICS accredited or working towards.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to thrive in a delivery / client-facing role.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.

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Job Description

Key requirements of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Act as principle point of contact for cost management 
• motivates others to participate and contribute, provides necessary direction and inspires high performance
• Take on key account role(s), project execution assurance and maintain client relationships as required
• Deliver assurance services to projects - peer review, gateway review, maturity assessments, readiness reviews, progress and performance audits
• Periodically take on major program delivery roles and lead the Turner & Townsend team on the commission - achieve a successful "steady state" delivery and then manage transition and backfill
• Provide oversight and assurance to the Turner & Townsend major program in the region
• Identify organizational needs, build recruitment plans and develop role specifications
• Extensive experience in delivering CM/Project Controls programs, projects and segment knowledge
• Assist in the development and implementation of marketing and business development strategies
• Provide solutions to clients and work together with business development team member(s) on sales proposals, qualification packages and presentation materials
• Coordinate with project team leaders on project negotiations and execution
• Collaborate with the other business divisions and teams
• Provide oversight and assurance to the Turner & Townsend major programs in the region
• Delivers high quality of service products by utilizing Turner & Townsend systems, policy and procedure, managing time, planning and organizing to ensure excellence
• Demonstrates understanding of commercial business drivers and ensures that work and projects are carried out in alignment. Contributes to the development of business opportunities
• Demonstrable appetite for challenge, innovation and continued improvement in CM/PC discipline
• Identify and understand the areas of opportunity and development
• Enable continued growth trajectory within the market

Qualifications

Candidate must have the following;

• You must have at least Bachelor’s degree in the Built Environment, Construction Management or other relevant discipline
• Minimum of 15 - 20 years proven experience in a similar role  
• Strong knowledge of construction contract law  

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Job Description

The Project/Construction Manager is responsible for providing full project management services and on-site construction oversight and supporting the client representative in delivering successful project outcomes.

• Manage end to end project delivery of construction projects in Nigeria
• Support the Project Director in the management of the commission
• Collaborate with the overall cross-functional project team
• Check contracts for services for commissions under your control are in place with all clients/sub-consultants in line with group policy
• Help to establish the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters
• Project planning, including advising the production of the detailed project plan
• Advice upon the procurement of resources-design and construction
• Monitor and apply performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance
• Set up and manage the change control process
• Monitor and advice upon projects finances/budgets
• Assist in managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications
• Ensure the production of the formal projects progress and other reports
• Manage and monitor design team in accordance with commission scope
• Manage and monitor contractor in accordance with commission scope
• Develop appropriate contractor interface

Qualifications

• You must have at least Bachelor’s degree in Build Environment, Construction Management, or other relevant discipline
• Minimum of 8 years proven experience in a similar role in project management 
• Excellent report writing kills