Senior Quantity Surveyor, Cost Assurance

Company Description

Do you want to be part of our successful infrastructure team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Toronto? We are hiring an ambitious and forward thinking Senior Quantity Surveyor 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 Quantity Surveyor with 8 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step in your career.

You are a personable, enthusiastic, and energetic individual motivated to join our specialist Cost Assurance team to look after our continuing growth and make the difference to both our business and our clients.

Job Description

You will be a Senior QS within our Infrastructure business working within our Cost Assurance team to support clients to review and scrutinize actual incurred costcost incurred and help drive supply chain improvement and efficiency for a range of major programs and projects. The main purpose of the role is;

• Support our client and deliver successful Cost Assurance commissions.
• Develop and mentor junior staff and be involved with recruitment to continue to grow the team.
• Support new revenue generation by seeking new opportunities.
• Input into the development of the service line by contributing to bids and business generation.
• Work with a diverse team of backgrounds and skillsets, leading and aiding junior members to facilitate their development and growth.
• Take a lead in the ongoing refinement of internal training and product management in relation to the service line.
• Analysis and understanding of complex construction contracts .(PDB, NEC3/4, Alliance contracts)
• Performing testing of data and information using smart techniques and tools such as data visualization and trend / pattern analysis. Presentation of work process and findings to clients including senior executives.
• Production of written findings reports that deliver key findings, recommendations and messages in a succinct and professional manner.
• Review outputs intended for circulation to clients and provide feedback to colleagues, where relevant.
• Fostering good quality working relationships with clients and those being reviewed built around trust and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, disallowed cost areas, target price setting, calculation of pain/gain amounts etc.
• Procurement – Knowledge and experience of different procurement routes like Design and Build, target price, traditional lump sum, alliancing, guaranteed maximum price, cost plus etc.
• Contract Management – Knowledge and experience in different types of construction contracts.
• Assessment of accuracy and entitlement to cost.
• Data analysis – ability to review and draw insights from large quantities of data in various formats – PowerBI/Tableau experience preferred.
• Report writing – communicating complex messages succinctly to maximize impact in written formats.
• Assessment of accuracy and entitlement to cost.
• Change management and forecast control.
• Holds an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent (i.e., MRICS, PQS,CIQS,CPA, etc.)

Additional Information

The base salary range for this full-time role is $95,000 - $145,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package.

Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.

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