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.