Associate Director
Turner & Townsend
**Company Description**
**Job Description**
+ Lead the Cost Management team on specific client commissions, making sure that the team delivers on all accountabilities..
+ Interface with the client, stakeholders and other consultants, at all project stages.
+ Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products.
+ Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
+ Process improvement – Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
+ Take responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new clients.
+ Identify and act upon cross-selling opportunities.
+ Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
+ Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities.
+ Staff management – Input into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews.
+ Undertake Staff Performance reviews.
+ Financial management – Utilize the tools provided keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
+ Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates.
+ Reconcile changes that occur over the planning phase and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
+ Quality Control – Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
+ Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner 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.
+ Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
**RELATED OCCUPATION:**
Managing Consultant or any other job title performing the following job duties:
1. Providing support to the Project Director by coordinating project activities related to all projects within the program.
2. Collating, formatting, and distributing data to support project requirements.
3. Maintaining and driving credible plans, updating key stakeholders on progress. Tracking actions of the full lifecycle of the project through to delivery.
4. Using the available reporting systems and guidelines to monitor and report on project progress.
5. Maintaining and generating project and program documentation in accordance with project reporting system guidelines.
6. Taking and updating minutes/action logs of project review meetings.
7. Gathering data, preparing project reports, and performing other duties required to support the program and project director.
8. Acting as the primary support point of contact for all projects, tracking all issues and working with the PMO to certify all issues and concerns have mitigation.
9. Developing and integrating effective support systems to enable the PMO to manage and control change.
10. Operating within the pre-agreed control framework within projects. Reviewing the local framework for adherence, where gaps are identified define, socialize and embed improvements.
11. Managing multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, program controls, engineering, and others to identify solutions to client requirements and establish a robust baseline plan.
12. Identifying and monitoring project risks (threats and opportunities), planning and implementing mitigations, and responding to other issues that affect the project.
13. Implementing and updating resource allocation plans needed for delivery of the project including identification and management of critical resource requirements. Securing resources needed for projects from internal and external sources.
14. Producing business cases and investment papers for projects.
15. Leading the process of quantifying risk associated with the project. Devising mitigating actions and periodically review recovery progress.
16. Negotiating with customers and stakeholders on the project’s commercial and contractual terms in accordance with relevant corporate policy and strategy. Acting as the focal point for negotiations and resolution of external scheme interface requirements.
SALARY RANGE: $191,000 to $200,000/year
JOB TIME: Full Time
**Qualifications**
**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:** Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Project Management and 8 years of experience in job offered or 8 years of experience in the Related Occupation
**Additional Information**
_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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