Senior Cost Control Manager - Civil Infrastructure - job 1 of 2

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational projects covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. With over 22,000 specialists in more than 60 countries, we blend local knowledge with global insight to tackle challenges of any scale.  

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.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior level Cost Control Manager with a strong background in civil infrastructure, specifically with required experience in rail projects, to work with our team onsite in Baltimore, Maryland.

This role involves managing budgets, tracking costs, supporting forecasting, and ensuring accurate reporting. Strong data analysis skills, experience with earned value, and the ability to work across teams are essential. 
 

Responsibilities:

• Implement, administer and maintain cost control system and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts for projects of medium complexity and value
• Assist in the preparation and review of cost estimates
• Provide cost information to support decision and alternative selection
• Evaluate and analyze fee proposals / bids and provide recommendation for decision making
• Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis
• Maintain and manage the cost report and provide regular updates on financial position
• Assist in the development, validation and maintenance of the project schedule
• Assist in developing reporting tracking tools and generates cost reports on regular basis including evaluation of earned value
• Build intricate spreadsheets to enable fast and accurate data manipulation of large datasets
• Extract data from several sources, transforming it to fit operational needs
• Reconcile data to support complete accuracy and creates a clean audit trail
• Perform day to day commercial management activities including, but not limited to, attending and/or chairing progress meetings, monitoring schedules, expediting, drafting of change documents as required, facilitate change processes, negotiations, facilitating and negotiation of claims and disputes as required, forecasting, accrual reporting, validation of payment requests, tracking of contract submittals and other deliverables, monitor document controls and contract interpretation
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable

• 7+ years of recent cost control and commercial management experience on rail infrastructure construction projects (rail experience is required)
• A recognized university degree in Construction Management or a related field
• Membership in relevant professional organization (e.g., RICS, AACEI) is advantageous.
• Certification or designation from a professional body is an asset (e.g., MRICS, CCP).

On-site presence is required. 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. 

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. 

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.  

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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. 

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