Turner & Townsend - Director - Cost Management (5-10 yrs)

Company Description:

Who is Turner & Townsend?.

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver.

It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work.

For more than 75 years we've been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people's lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Our Purpose:

- Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.

- The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

- Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society.

- Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

- We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.

- It's how we've made the difference for more than 75 years.

Our Values:

Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through.

We don't stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day.

And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together: We're stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work.

We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone.

We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience.

We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice.

Job Description:

Main Purpose:

This role will manage Cost management initiatives throughout India, new role to develop & strengthen the office / business for the existing client base, market the business in the region to secure additional business opportunities, establish standardized documentation, systems and procedures for use in the region that align with the Group standards and client expectations, manage the delivery of quality technical services to clients and interact at a management level with both Turner & Townsend and the Turner & Townsend Group to identify areas of opportunity and growth.

Key Responsibilities:

- Be the primary interface with Turner & Townsend cost management clients.

- Provide leadership to the team leaders within cost management and provide leadership and mentoring to the cost management team.

- Ensure all key staff members within the cost management teams have current and relevant training.

- Manage the delivery of cost management team outputs in accordance with agreed time-scales and quality standards.

- Experience of working in the Indian construction market; Co-ordination and sign off on all management information produced by the cost management teams prior to issue.

- To 'win' clients through strong business development skills.

- Management of tender documents, appraisals and negotiations.

Qualifications:

- Minimum 15 years of relevant working experience in the discipline / 5 to 10 years' experience as an Associate Director or Director.

- A strong background in the delivery of consultancy services to the sectors serviced by Turner & Townsend.

- Experience of leading cost management commissions for medium, large, sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.

- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.

- People management experience, particularly in the context of managing a cost management team delivering a project.

Additional Information:

- 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.