Project Director - Cost Management

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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• 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 Australian 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. 
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
• Comply with the requirements of Turner & Townsend’s Business Management Systems including Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Management associated with the role and position within the company. 

• 15+ years plus relevant industry experience 
• Strong infrastructure experience in mobility or power & utilities sectors 
• Clear understanding of, and ability to, implement strategies for growth, with clear relevance to the local market context. 
• Demonstrable reputation for challenge, innovation and continued improvement. 
• Highly motivated with a passion for delivering client excellence.  
• Recognised tertiary qualification in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or similar.  
• Additional industry accreditations advantageous (e.g. RICS, AIQS, CIOB, APM, etc.).  
• Proficiency in estimating software (CostX, Expert Estimator, similar).  
• Excellent command of written and spoken English with ability to formulate professional reports and business generation material.  
• Outstanding managerial and leadership skills with effective EQ and proven ability to lead high-performing teams.  

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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