Associate Director, Cost Management

Main purpose of position:

Associate Director

Key responsibilities:

• Will be the Project Director & SPOC
• To provide effective leadership and direction, embedding and promoting the values of T&T and to be responsible for the delivery of our service
• Staff management (where appropriate) Inputting into the formal management of an Assistant Cost Manager/Cost Manager/Senior Cost Manager or small cost management team, to include technical & behavioural interviews, input into resource management and attendance at staff appraisals
• Ensure all agreements and proposed new services to be verified with Global Risk Team and Business Unit Director as required
• Setup objectives for team members; guide and monitor resources
• Ensure compliance to all pre & post contract commercial reporting on the project as required
• Conducting feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Lead the pre-qualification process; recommendation and appointment of consultants and contractors for Consultancy services and Fit Out works
• Challenge design options during the design development phase and continuously review designs are aligned with the Cost plan or design the cost approach
• Managing to estimate and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan
• Managing the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate involving Turner & Townsend s specialist Value Management team.
• Ensure that lessons learned / best practices from commissions are captured within Key Account Management system as appropriate

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• Education - B.E/B.Tech Civil Engineering
• You should have relevant experience of working preferably for a construction consultancy in India/abroad, hold a graduate degree preferably in Cost Management and possesses good technical skills.
• 15-20 years work experience with demonstrated career growth graph.
• Experience in multiple sub sectors within the property projects will be added advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with demonstrated negotiation and influencing skills, and the capability to relate and communicate with people from a variety of diverse backgrounds at all levels of the industry.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• People management experience, particularly in the context of managing a cost management team delivering a project.

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