Job Description

Turner & Townsend
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. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Cost Manager
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Department: Infrastructure
Job Description
Key requirements of the role include, but are not limited to:
Act as principle point of contact for cost management
Motivates others to participate and contribute, provides necessary direction and inspires high performance
Take on key account role(s), project execution assurance and maintain client relationships as required
Deliver assurance services to projects – peer review, gateway review, maturity assessments, readiness reviews, progress and performance audits
Periodically take on major program delivery roles and lead the Turner & Townsend team on the commission – achieve a successful "steady state" delivery and then manage transition and backfill
Provide oversight and assurance to the Turner & Townsend major program in the region
Identify organizational needs, build recruitment plans and develop role specifications
Extensive experience in delivering CM/Project Controls programs, projects and segment knowledge
Assist in the development and implementation of marketing and business development strategies
Provide solutions to clients and work together with business development team member(s) on sales proposals, qualification packages and presentation materials
Coordinate with project team leaders on project negotiations and execution
Collaborate with the other business divisions and teams
Provide oversight and assurance to the Turner & Townsend major programs in the region
Delivers high quality of service products by utilizing Turner & Townsend systems, policy and procedure, managing time, planning and organizing to ensure excellence
Demonstrates understanding of commercial business drivers and ensures that work and projects are carried out in alignment. Contributes to the development of business opportunities
Demonstrable appetite for challenge, innovation and continued improvement in CM/PC discipline
Identify and understand the areas of opportunity and development
Enable continued growth trajectory within the market
Qualifications
Candidate must have the following;
You must have at least Bachelor's Degree in the Building Environment, Construction Management or other relevant discipline
15 – 20 years proven experience in a similar role
Strong knowledge of construction contract law
Why it’s great to work for Turner & Townsend
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.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.
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.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
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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