Commercial Project Manager

Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a (Senior) Cost Manager to join the cost management team in our Krakow office.

Job objectives

The (Senior) Cost Manager will lead or support cost management delivery on projects of varying sizes, or packages of work on major construction projects. The purpose of the role is to deliver cost management services throughout the project lifecycle, from inception to completion.

Job description/key accountabilities

• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager.
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place.
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Inputting into value engineering.
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Business development, to include:

• Supporting Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work.
• Identifying cross-selling opportunities.
• Attending formal client pitches with Associate Directors and Directors.
• Ensuring that project case studies, photographs and project CV files are kept up to date.
• Identifying opportunities to improve cost management products and services.

Internal management accountabilities, for Senior Cost Manager, to include:

• Staff management (where appropriate) - Inputting into the formal management of Assistant Cost Managers, to include input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals.
• Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is entered into the Turner & Townsend internal database.
• Process improvement - Identifying ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently, on time and to budget.
• Project delivery meets the client's objectives and is in line with the conditions of appointment.
• Strong relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team.

Education, qualifications, skills required

• Ideally a degree qualified in one of the following fields: engineering (construction related), construction management or quantity surveying.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• For Cost Manager positions, at least 3 years’ relevant experience in the cost management of major capital projects.
• For Senior Cost Manager positions, at least 5 years’ relevant experience in the cost management of major capital projects.
• Fluent English (written and spoken) essential.
• Fluent Polish or German (written and spoken) essential.

Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services provider that supports organisations that invest in, own and operate assets.

Working from over 104 offices in over 44 countries, we are making the difference to projects across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide. We help organisations succeed by managing risk while maximising value and performance during the construction and operation of their assets.

As well as helping organisations deliver and integrate new assets as quickly and efficiently as possible, we help set the asset strategies that support their corporate objectives. We also work with our clients to create safe and comfortable environments which are inexpensive to maintain, sustainable and practical to conduct business from.