Senior Cost Consultant - M&E

About the role

Turner & Townsend, a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries, is hiring a Senior Cost Consultant for a major project in Ottawa. The role leads a team of like-minded people to drive value and opportunities for the client, whether through design or construction, and sits within the company's cost management practice.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver the best value and opportunities for the client, through design or construction.
• Work with reporting and scheduling teams to produce clear monthly project reports.
• Drive packages of work from inception through completion, working with the estimating team, procurement and on-site monitoring.
• Interface with the client and other consultants at all project stages and give guidance to drive improvement and efficiencies.
• Research construction market conditions across Canada, including analysis of official published data.
• Ensure quality control: assess and validate design and post-contract cost changes, refer major changes to the line manager, and contribute to value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Help the Commission Manager manage commissions to quality standards and on time, and ensure service delivery meets the conditions of appointment.
• Support Associate Directors and Directors in developing new business with existing and new clients.
• Share key information and learning in internal databases.

Required profile

• 5 to 10 years of relevant experience, including at least two major projects or programs.
• A recognized post-secondary education certificate, diploma or degree.
• Eligibility to work in Canada and reliability clearance with the Government of Canada, or ability to obtain it.
• Membership of relevant professional organizations such as CIQS and/or RICS.

Required skills

• Advanced knowledge of and experience using CostX is an asset.

What we offer

• Base salary of $90,000 - $140,000 per year.
• Health and dental coverage for you and your dependents, including paramedical services.
• Health spending account and RRSP option with company matching.
• Annual learning and development budget and online learning tools.
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year.
• Vacation, flex and sick days, and a flexible hybrid work approach.