Cost Consultant - Edmonton, Canada - Turner & Townsend

Description

Do you want to be part of our successful Real Estate team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Edmonton? We are hiring an ambitious and forward thinking Cost Consultant to work in our growing team.

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.

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.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Cost Consultant with a minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment

As a Cost Consultant, you will be involved in:

• Preparing Cost Management reports for all asset classes related to real estate throughout Canada
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Assisting in research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data
• Assisting Senior Consultant / Associate Director in developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Validating post contract cost changes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
• Inputting into value engineering and life cycle costing
• Assist commission manager ensuring commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time
• Assist commission manager ensuring service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment

• 2+ years' experience delivering pre-construction and post contract construction cost services
• A recognized University Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field
• Membership of Relevant Professional Organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS); The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE)
• Knowledge of and experience using CostX is an asset

Turner & Townsend is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 118 offices in 50 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients' assets. We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request

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.

#LI-Hybrid

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

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.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.