Cost Controller - Talent Pool

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. 

Who are you?  

You are an experienced Cost Controller with 2-7 years' experience, seeking your next step or are currently working in a similar role within a comparable environment. You’re motivated to join a growing and dynamic team.  

The Cost Consultant (Controls) day-to-day responsibilities include: 

• Reviewing month end reporting data with the delivery teams and identifying priority projects to be reported up to the leadership team.  

• Supporting project managers in all elements of project controls including forecasting, scheduling, change management and risk management. The Senior Consultant does this through advising the project managers on utilizing controls tools within Project Governance Framework and through Project Management Software, and reviewing the outputs they produce. 

• Reviewing contract changes prior to their execution in the financial system.  

• Reviewing pre-tender requests prior to projects going out to tender to confirm budget is available and that the cost information has the appropriate breakdown for entry into the financial system. 

• Supporting Project Managers in transferring capital project costs to assets and the financial closure of projects.  

• Experience in using controls tools or Project Management Software functionality to support Project Controls. 

• Reporting on project cost variances, and providing status updates on projects of interest when requested. 

Working as a team and effectively engaging different stakeholders is essential to carrying out the Senior Consultant role. The Senior Consultant should: 

• Understand different stakeholder and team member priorities and adapt how we support them accordingly  

• Embrace change and continuous improvement, and be a champion of change 

• Prioritize tasks when there is a high volume of varied activities  

• Demonstrate an ability to work both independently and as a team 

 

• Minimum 2  years’ experience working for a large Infrastructure client  

• A recognized University Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field 

• Either advancing towards or have achieved 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) 

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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