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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend · Houston, TX · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role? The posting includes description paragraphs. We need to extract sections: maybe "About the role" from description? The posting includes "Job Description" then description. Could treat that as "About the role". Then "Responsibilities:" list. Then "Qualifications:" list. Then maybe "Additional Information" could be considered "Benefits"? But it's not benefits; it's more about culture, EEO etc. We should not include boilerplate EEO etc. We need to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should strip out the EEO statements, social media, fee policy, etc. Keep substantive info: company overview, job description, responsibilities, qualifications, additional info about flexible working environment, etc. Could treat "Additional Information" as maybe "Benefits"? But it's not explicit benefits like health, PTO. It mentions flexible working environment, work-life balance, etc. Could be considered "Benefits" or "Work Environment". The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading with filler. So we can include "Benefits" if there is specific content like flexible working environment, work-life balance. That seems specific enough. Also "Schedule" maybe not present. "Pay" not present. So we will have sections: About the role (or maybe "Job Description"? but instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can use About the role for the descriptive paragraph. Responsibilities for the list. Qualifications for the list. Benefits for the flexible work environment etc. Possibly also "Skills" could be extracted from qualifications? But we have qualifications list includes skills like communication, stakeholder management, etc. Could put those under Skills. But we already have Qualifications. Might be okay to have both Qualifications and Skills. However we should not create thin sections. Maybe combine qualifications and skills into Qualifications. Let's decide: Use About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits. Now we need to preserve ALL substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details from responsibilities list exactly as given (but we can format as
  • ). Must not omit any responsibility bullet. Similarly for qualifications. We need to strip boilerplate: The company overview paragraph at start is substantive; keep it. The "Job Description" heading we can ignore; we will put content under About the role. We need to remove duplicated lines: there may be duplicated sentences like "Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively." appears twice? Let's check responsibilities: there are multiple similar lines. We need to preserve all substantive information; if duplicated lines appear in original, we should keep them? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove duplicated lines (i.e., if same line appears more than once, keep only one). So we need to deduplicate responsibilities lines. Let's extract responsibilities block: "Responsibilities: Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle. Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan. Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates. Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate. Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner of project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update. Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es. Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact. Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues. Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes. Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change of control processes. Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs. Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders. Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises. Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices. Performing quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle. Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively. Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place. Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client. Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner. Compiling built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes. Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others. Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointmentFinancial Management - Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reportsImplement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients and the companySOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Be a role model that drives a one business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society." We need to split into sentences/bullet points. Many are run-on. We'll treat each sentence separated by period as a bullet. Need to deduplicate identical sentences. Let's list them: 1. Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle. 2. Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan. 3. Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates. 4. Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate. 5. Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner of project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update. 6. Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. 7. Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es. 8. Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact. 9. Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues. 10. Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. 11. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes. 12. Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change of control processes. 13. Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs. 14. Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders. 15. Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. 16. Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises. 17. Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices. 18. Performing quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle. 19. Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively. 20. Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place. 21. Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client. 22. Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner. 23. Compiling built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes. 24. Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others. 25. Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment 26. Financial Management - Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports 27. Implement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients and the company 28. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 29. Be a role model that drives a one business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society. Now check duplicates: I see "Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively." appears only once? Actually line 19 is that. Also line 12 is "Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change of control processes." Slightly different. Not duplicate. Line 20 is about cost auditing and validation. No duplicate. Thus we keep all. Now qualifications block: "Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction. Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry. RICS accredited or working towards it is preferred. Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity. Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred. Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering. Excellent communication skills." We need to split into bullet points. List: 1. Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction. 2. Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry. 3. RICS accredited or working towards it is preferred. 4. Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity. 5. Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred. 6. Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering. 7. Excellent communication skills. Now Additional Information block: "Additional Information *On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs. 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/ and www.heery.com/ All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 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." We need to remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate, social media, fee policy, etc. Keep substantive: On-site presence may change, great place to work, opportunity to affect change, succeed both in work and life, promote healthy productive flexible working environment respecting work-life balance. Also maybe mention "Our inspired people share our vision and mission." That's substantive. We should remove lines about EEO, diversity, social media, fee policy, agency policy, etc. Also remove the links to websites? Those are maybe not boilerplate but could be considered navigation? Probably remove them as they are not substantive job content. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The links to website could be considered

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