Director, Cost Management Lead

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.

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Role Summary  

The Director, Cost Management Lead Europe, will play a pivotal role in securing new business opportunities, developing and growing the team, and overseeing recruitment efforts. This includes expanding networks, creating opportunities, and providing routes to market for our services. The role requires a strategic perspective to drive the growth and development of project controls across Europe, ensuring high-quality service delivery to clients through effective management of pre- and post-contract quantity surveying duties. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the Director will lead the cost management function in Ireland, fostering strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, and ensuring projects are completed efficiently and on time. Additionally, the Director will be responsible for business development, resource planning, and implementing business strategies to support the continued success and growth of the cost management team. 

Business Generation Responsibilities: 

• Securing new business opportunities. 
• Positioning and creating opportunities to provide routes to market for selling our services. 
• Building and expanding the network across Europe. 

Team Leadership Responsibilities: 

• Building and leading a team. 
• Strategic oversight in respect to building this discipline across Europe. 
• Delivery of respective cost centre budget (business performance). 
• Leadership of people, including engagement and development leadership as well as effective deployment. 
• Lead and assure service excellence Level. 
• Compliance with our Business Management Systems: contract, risk, HSW, delivery, finance. 
• Lead Health Safety & Wellbeing activities for respective cost centre. 
• Lead contract execution & compliance. 
• Visible regional market presence. 
• Securing regional bids for cost centre. 
• Responsible for resourcing and capability build to meet need in region.  

Operational Management Responsibilities to include: 

Pre and Post-Contract Quantity Surveying: 

• Prepare cost estimates, manage procurement and tendering processes, and administer contracts. 
• Handle variations and finalize accounts. 

Feasibility Studies and Procurement Reports: 

• Conduct feasibility studies and write detailed procurement reports. 

Estimating and Cost Planning: 

• Produce and present final cost plans. 
• Estimate costs at conceptual, feasibility, and detailed levels. 

Tendering and Procuring: 

• Manage pre-qualification stages, produce tender lists, and compile contractual documents. 
• Analyse tenders and produce tender reports. 

Post-Contract Cost Management: 

• Deal with cost variances and change control processes. 
• Ensure timely and accurate cost checking and valuation. 

Cost Reporting: 

• Produce and present post-contract cost reports to clients. 

Final Accounts Negotiation: 

• Negotiate and agree on final accounts with clients and contractors. 

Client and Consultant Interface: 

• Interface with clients and other consultants at all project stages. 

Quality and Efficiency: 

• Ensure commissions are managed to high-quality standards and completed efficiently and on time. 

Relationship Building: 

• Develop strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and colleagues. 

Financial Tracking: 

• Keep track of margin levels and fee/resource forecasts on all commissions. 

Information Management: 

• Cascade key information and data effectively and ensure appropriate retention. 

Technical experience 

• Solid technical experience in all cost management areas; planning, estimating, pre-contract post contract and final account. 
• Ability to estimate at conceptual, feasibility and detailed level. 
• Understand cost (labour, plant, materials) as well as cashflow, commitments and overall project costs. 
• Experience preparing Cost Management estimates and reports. 
• Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing. 
• Undertake analytical thinking of complex tasks and always find optimal solutions for clients. 

Skills/qualifications  

• College or post-graduate degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field with a technical focus.  
• RICS or equivalent accreditation is preferred. 
• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience in cost management of building construction projects as well as in-depth experience of managing teams. 
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. 
• Drive to be proactive and self-motivated. 
• The tenacity and ambition to contribute towards value and create solutions. 
• Ability to develop good working relationships with stakeholders.  
• Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a team player. 

What we offer you:

• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• Pension
• 27 days Annual leave
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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