Associate Director - Cost Management (Life Sciences Construction)

About the role

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director Cost Management to lead cost management services on a major construction program. This role will provide commercial leadership throughout the delivery of a large-scale manufacturing and life sciences development, including associated buildings, site infrastructure, and support facilities. The successful candidate will lead client engagement, manage key stakeholders, and ensure the successful delivery of cost management services throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Strong leadership skills, experience leading a cost management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders and other consultants at all project stages.
• Maintain excellent communication with client(s) and other consultants at all project stages.
• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with numerous parties including the general contractor, owner's representatives, and external stakeholders, taking responsibility for Turner & Townsend coordination within the overall construction process.
• Coordinate/assist with the strategic and operational management of Cost Management and Project Controls Services.
• Be the first point of contact for reporting on the overall commercial status of a project.
• Drive Turner & Townsend best practice at all stages of a project or program.
• Support the commercial delivery of complex manufacturing, life sciences, laboratory, and associated infrastructure construction projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures, processes, templates and products.
• Undertake Staff Performance Reviews.
• Set a clear strategy and ambition for the team.
• Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others.
• Grow and develop exceptional people.
• Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions in line with the conditions of appointment.
• Financial Management: Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports.
• Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls and critical success factors based on company goals.
• Implement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools to ensure consistent delivery of best practice.
• Undertake internal BMS audits and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by the external certification authority.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the market, acting as a brand ambassador and creating a pipeline of opportunity