Senior Consultant, Cost & Commercial Management

About the role

Turner & Townsend, a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries, is hiring a Senior Consultant (Cost & Commercial Management) in Toronto. The role suits an experienced senior-level consultant (7-10+ years post-graduate) who leads deliverables, advises clients and works in integrated project teams on infrastructure projects.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare construction cost estimates from feasibility/concept through detailed design, including pre-tender estimates and final cost plans, and present the cost plan to clients and stakeholders
• Carry out cost planning and options analysis, and run value engineering workshops to identify cost savings and optimum solutions
• Develop, validate and control the Target Price within an Integrated Project Team
• Advise clients on capital and operational expenditure, such as O&M, life-cycle and whole-life costs
• Produce cost benchmarks for validation and target-setting on major infrastructure projects
• Deliver post-contract cost management, including change/variation evaluation, monthly cost reporting and payment certification
• Undertake cost analysis, cost checking and valuation to provide cost assurance across project stages
• Take part in commercial discussions and claims/negotiations with contractors and subcontractors, and support contract administration
• Participate in probabilistic risk assessment workshops, such as quantitative risk assessments, to set contingency provisions
• Interface with clients, stakeholders, contractors and consultants throughout the project lifecycle

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience in cost/commercial management roles across pre-contract and post-contract phases of infrastructure projects
• Recognized university degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering or Construction Management
• Experience in cost/claims negotiations with (sub)contractors or working for a general contractor is a bonus
• Membership in professional organizations such as CIQS, RICS or AACE is a bonus

Required skills

• Knowledge and proficiency with cost estimating software used on major civil engineering projects
• Strong analytical discipline, stakeholder communication and ability to present and defend estimates, budgets and commercial positions

What we offer

• Base salary of $95,000-$145,000 per year
• Health and dental benefits for you and your dependents, including paramedical services
• Health spending account and RRSP option with company matching
• Learning and development budget and access to online learning tools
• Up to two membership and license fee coverings per year
• Vacation, flex and sick days, and a flexible hybrid work approach