Cost Manager - Sao Paulo, Brasil - Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend

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Sao Paulo, Brasil

há 2 semanas

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Ana Silva

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Company Description

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 118 offices in 50 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world._

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Cost Manager with a specific focus on electric discipline and works to join our team Involved throughout but more heavily during estimation points and procurement phase.

Also involved with change control during execution.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
5+ years of experience in cost management, with a specific focus on electric discipline and works.
Strong knowledge of project cost control principles and techniques.
Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
Tendering and procuring, including managing the prequalification 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
Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all the above accountabilities
Marketing and business development, to include:
Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager and by making effective use of the marketing database
Assisting in the production of bid documentation
Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager Internal management accountabilities, to include:

Knowledge management

Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
Depending upon context, a Cost Manager is likely to report to a Senior Cost Manager, Area Manager or Associate Director.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

A Cost Manager will in part be assessed by the extent to which:
Commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time
Service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment
Good relationships are developed with clients and members of the crossfunctional team
They work as an effective member of the cost management team, including where appropriate, taking effective responsibility for Assistant Cost Managers
Opportunities are identified to develop new business with existing clients
Margin levels are kept track of on all commissions
Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Develop and implement cost control systems for electric projects
Analyse project budgets and compare actual costs against the budget, identifying variances and taking corrective action as necessary.
Prepare estimations according to all design phases.
Monitor, control and prepare Valuations
Participate to value engineering sessions
Prepare and analyse change orders
Develop the primary project budget
Develop progress measurement criteria with vendors
Collect cost market data
Support quotation process responding to the questions of services/materials proponents
Produce cash flow forecasts for internal and client purposes
Quantify materials and labour for all phases of a project.
Prepare Cost benefit analysis
Review project budget after design packages issuance by the technical team
Collaborate with the creation of the recommendation report
Participate in the weekly project and departmental meetings
Issue weekly progress reports on project costs including