Senior Consultant, Cost Assurance

Do you want to be part of our successful Real Estate team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Toronto?  We are hiring an ambitious and forward thinking Senior Consultant, Cost Assurance to work in our growing team with an automotive client.

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.

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.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Cost Consultant with 8 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step in your career.

You are a personable, enthusiastic, and energetic individual motivated to join our specialist Cost Assurance team to look after our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and our clients.   

• Reviewing construction contractor financial and commercial systems, controls and processes to provide a view on their data integrity and ways of working, using intelligence from around the industry to build a view on best practice.
• Analysis and understanding of complex construction contracts. (NEC3/4/ICE Bespoke)
• Performing testing of data and information using smart techniques and tools such as data visualization and trend / pattern analysis. Presentation of work process and findings to clients including senior executives.
• Production of written findings reports that deliver key findings, recommendations and messages in a succinct and professional manner.
• Review outputs intended for circulation to clients and provide feedback to colleagues, where relevant.
• Fostering good quality working relationships with clients and those being reviewed built around trust and professionalism.
• Engaging with the supply chain to take them on the journey of assurance and encourage collaboration at project/program level.
• Helping to maintain internal systems to ensure commission and financial management is compliant with business process.
• Managing challenging and complex stakeholder relationships, often dealing with managers and directors of national or global construction firms.

• Knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, disallowed cost areas, target price setting, calculation of pain/gain amounts etc.
• Procurement – Knowledge and experience of different procurement routes like Design and Build, target price, traditional lump sum, alliancing, guaranteed maximum price, cost plus etc.
• Contract Management – Knowledge and experience in different types of construction contracts.
• Assessment of accuracy and entitlement to cost.
• Change management and forecast control.
• Data analysis – ability to review and draw insights from large quantities of data in various formats – PowerBi/Tableau experience preferred.
• Report writing – communicating complex messages succinctly to maximize impact in written formats.
• People and organizational management – experience of working in a team environment and handling a variable workload through peaks and troughs.
• Holds an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent (i.e., MRICS, PQS etc.)

The base salary range for this full-time role is $95,000 - $145,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.

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