Cost and Contract Manager

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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com • Responsible for the cost and contract management of hybrid solar farm/renewable energy projects. • Develop project budgets, analyses submissions of EPCC costs from contractors (to ensure competitive against prevailing market prices), manage costs from initial feasibility to final close-out, perform risk analysis, maintain cost databank for the Company, and negotiate contracts to ensure projects are delivered profitably and on schedule. • Feasibility & Cost Planning: Develop preliminary budgets, provide inputs for feasibility studies, and prepare detailed cost plans from project inception through design stages. • Procurement & Tendering: Prepare tender documentation (if necessary), evaluate contractor bids, and assist in negotiating and awarding contracts. • Cost Control & Monitoring: Maintain vigilant oversight of project expenditures, track cost variances, and conduct value engineering to optimize project outcomes. • Contract Administration: Manage change orders, review and certify contractor progress payments, and negotiate final accounts. • Forecasting & Reporting: Prepare regular financial forecasts and formal cost reports for key stakeholders and senior management. • Risk Management: Identify potential cost risks and implement mitigation strategies. • Education: Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, commercial management, civil construction management, or a related commercial field shall be considered. • Experience: Minimum 5-8 years of progressive experience in construction project cost planning and commercial management. Past experience in Renewable Energy industry is an added advantage. • Technical Knowledge: Proficiency in cost estimating methods, thorough understanding of construction methodologies, and familiarity with contracts (e.g., FIDIC) Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn 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. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.