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Senior cost engineer

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Senior level
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Senior level
Validate and control project cost estimates and budgets across the project lifecycle. Analyze cost variances, consolidate accurate estimates, support decision-making with financial insights, collaborate with project teams, and manage/mentor cost engineers to ensure projects deliver within approved budgets.
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Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global leading programme management 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 partnerships makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

We, Energy & Natural Resources, are a truly global sector, partnering with leading energy and natural resources companies worldwide. By supporting our clients’ net zero ambitions, we help deliver successful outcomes on major programs that enhance production efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and increase reliance on renewable energy sources.

We operate across all areas of the energy and natural resources industries, including clean energy, conventional and low carbon energy, transmission, and mining. Our core focus is on clean energy generation and transmission, as well as the commodities and technologies that support a decarbonized future. This includes liquefied natural gas (LNG), carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, and the metals and minerals essential for developing low carbon technologies.

As an independent entity, we specialize in programme strategy and setup, program management, cost and commercial management, project management, procurement, controls and performance, technology and data, and advisory services.

When our clients evaluate their options and the economic viability of each, their major concerns revolve around securing investment, benefiting communities, and managing delivery within quality, time, and cost parameters. At the heart of these challenges is a deep understanding of commercial viability and program deliverability. Our strategy is based on understanding our clients’ challenges and helping them achieve visibility of cost, schedule, and performance through effective service methodologies, tools and systems.

To understand more of us, please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com.

Job Description

The Senior Cost Engineer is to review and validate project cost estimation, budgeting, and financial planning processes. This role involves collaborating and challenging project teams to provide cost effective estimates in accordance with schedule and execution plan.

Responsibilities

  • Be responsible for the verification, consolidation of accurate estimates, effective management, and reliable control of project costs throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Develop and control cost estimates, analyzing cost variances, and ensuring that projects are completed within approved budgets.
  • Collaborate with project managers, engineers, finance teams, and other stakeholders to provide financial insights and support effective decision-making.
  • Manage and mentor cost engineers within the team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, construction management, quantity surveying, finance, or a related field. A professional certification (e.g., AACE, PMP, CCE, MRICS) is a plus.
  • 10+ years’ experience in cost estimate, project cost control, quantity surveying within the oil and gas sector, energy sector and infrastructure sector.

Additional Information

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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