Senior Cost Manager (Economiste de la construction Senior) - French & English
Turnertownsend·1 day ago
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 111 offices worldwide
For our Commercial / Office / Retail projects we are seeking an experienced construction based Senior Cost Manager that is interested in working in Switzerland. You feel like you are the right person? We want to hear from you!
Job Objectives
- Pre and post-contract duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
- Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
- Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
- Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling the contractual documents
- Taking responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations
- Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
- Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
- Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
- Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts
- Maintain central feedback and learning on cost estimating from prospects and projects and contribute to updating of best practices in estimating
- French language skills C1 or French mother tongue.
- University degree in Construction Economics, or a degree in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent.
- At least 10 years of experience in Cost Management
- Very good knowledge of all methods of construction and procurement.
- Experienced with, or managing team that uses multiple estimating tools and applications.
- Strong experience with spreadsheets and databases.
- Collaborative approach, able to develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, internally and externally.
- Good organization skills with the ability to multi-task.
- Demonstrated strong listening and communication skills.
- Proven cost and/or commercial management experience, ideally within a consultancy environment.
Nous offrons un environnement de travail stimulant et dynamique. Notre équipe parisienne connaît une croissance rapide, de nombreux collaborateurs nous ont rejoints au cours de l'année. Ensemble, en collaboration avec des collègues de multiples nationalités nous travaillons sur une variété de grands projets tels que la construction ou la rénovation de bureaux et de concessions automobiles.
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