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Job Description
Turner & Townsend’s Southern California team is growing, and we are seeking a Director level Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager SME based in Los Angeles to lead our SoCal team.
Working within our Real Estate Cost Management team, you will be supporting an impressive portfolio of construction projects for commercial, technology, hospitality, pharma, and industrial clients.
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, embedding, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.
Responsibilities:
Onsite / in-office work is required.
Coordinate/assist with the strategic and operational management of Cost Management and Project Controls Services in a variety of Property sectors, including commercial, technology, hospitality, pharma, and industrial clients.
Act as a member of the Senior Management team, to create and implement strategic and financial plans focused on the growth and development of the Business Unit.
Assist in the leadership of program and project level Management teams and manage staff levels on team to complete current and forecast project deliverables.
Participate in meetings with VP of Business Unit, Directors and staff and prepare and deliver presentations.
Develop a detailed understanding of the market, acting as a brand ambassador and creating a pipeline of opportunity.
Provide effective Line Management to subordinate professionals. Schedule and lead Regular 1:1 meetings, set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and train, coach and mentor staff, including recruitment interviews, resource management and staff appraisals.
Work with business generation and senior management to construct bids/proposals for new work, and managing the bid teams.
Increase company revenue through contract renewals, referrals and service expansion, cross selling services and maintaining delivery quality to achieve profit goals and meet budgets.
Provide weekly updates regarding the status of projects, initiatives, and staffing, and propose solutions and obtain approval and agreement from management team.
Enforce and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and bespoke company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients and the company.
Undertake internal BMS audits, and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by the external certification authority.
Direct process improvement to improve internal and client facing systems and processes, establishing new cost and project control tools, reporting and risk documents, and cost management templates and products.
Engage in financial management – Utilize FMS tools provided 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.
Advise on contracting and procurement strategy to the benefit of clients over a variety of industries and procurement routes and program level capital planning and reporting
Facilitate value engineering, capital phase planning, risk and/or life cycle costing exercises for all projects/programs.
