Senior Cost Manager

A Snapshot 

As the Senior Cost Manager APAC based in Sydney, reporting directly to the Head of Cost and working closely with the rest of the Development team, you will make your mark in a number of ways: 

• Responsible for implementing the strategic direction for the Construction Cost Management program whilst contributing to the process, improvement and standardization across multiple global geographies 

• Manage and overview the following Construction Cost Control Operations across multiple sites in conjunction with the appointed cost control teams (where applicable) and Vendor QS firms 

Your Day to Day 

• Pre-contract cost estimation and benchmarking 

• Value Engineering and Cost/Function optimization workshops, from design inception through to project close out 

• Challenge and probe proposed design solution in order to drive best value 

• Contract Procurement and Award – Assist Construction & Procurement Department in issuing, reviewing and analyzing the Contractor bid returns 

• Actively take part in post-bid interviews with the goal of identifying the most complete bids which offer the best value. This is done through the bid level process, scope review, rate review and omission analysis 

• Producing Tender Reports to support bid review and recommendations 

• Provide on-going Cost Management and Cost Review support to the CM team during the currency of the construction period i.e. Estimates, Claim Review, Value Engineering 

• Track monthly construction accruals across all region projects, collaborate closely with and report to the APAC Financial Team 

• In conjunction with Procurement manage QS Vendor Procurement, assessment of tender returns and vendor selection 

• Manage QS Vendor engagement during project tenure – to include invoicing and payments, key figures and performance review 

• Provide cost estimating support to internal AirTrunk teams – Construction Managers, Tech, Finance, Procurement 

• Provide salient and accurate construction cost data as a vital input for strategic decision making process – spanning the full range of AirTrunk’s construction programme 

• Provide both formal and ad-hoc reporting to various management teams within the AT group 

Requirements  

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management 

• 15+ years of proven experience 

• Successfully delivered high value projects at the right cost and across different jurisdictions 

• Great teammate with the ability to work autonomously 

• Excellent communications skills coupled with excellent report and bid writing skills 

• Incredibly flexible and adaptable to a dynamic fast-paced, collaborative environment 

• Willing to make decisions and be accountable for them 

• Ability to deliver effective presentations to customers, peers and management 

• Good leadership competence to lead multi-disciplinary teams across multiple geographies