Senior Cost Consultant (Estimating/Cost Planning)

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Senior Cost Consultant (Estimating/Cost Planning)

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Turner & Townsend .

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

Who are you? You are an experienced Senior Cost Consultant with a minimum of 7 to 10 years post‑graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

Job Description

Preparing Construction Cost Estimate reports at all stages of design for education, healthcare, residential corporate occupier and commercial projects within Toronto, the GTA and nationally as required

Managing estimating and cost planning activities including taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan/estimate

Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate

Post‑contract cost management including change order analysis, monthly cost reporting and payment certification

Ensuring that cost analysis, cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively

Participating in Value engineering, LEED analysis and Life Cycle costing

Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Leading a cost management team, ensuring that it delivers on all of the above accountabilities

Research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data

Managing commissions and participating on basic project and financial management responsibilities such as free tracking, invoice preparation etc.

Other Key responsibilities at Senior Consultant level

Business Development – Being aware and proactive to highlight potential opportunities to Associate Directors and Directors

Staff management – Input into performance review process of consultants and graduate consultants

Recruitment – Inclusion in selection and recruitment process, including interviews

Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database

Qualifications

7 years’ experience delivering pre‑construction and post contract construction cost services

A recognized University Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

Membership of Relevant Professional Organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS); The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE)

Reliability clearance with the Government of Canada is an asset

Knowledge of and experience using CostX is an asset

Additional Information Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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