Cost Manager - Urgent Position

We are hiring a brilliant Cost Manager to join our all-star team at Turner & Townsend in Stockholm.
Growing your career as a Full Time Cost Manager is an awesome opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in leadership, adaptability and have the right initiative for the job, then apply for the position of Cost Manager at Turner & Townsend today!

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 112 offices worldwide.

Our team in Sweden are working with leading corporations to enable the successful delivery of their world class Industrial, Science & Technology mission critical facilities. Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre’s, Life Sciences, Pharma, R&D facilities, Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics sectors globally. 

We are looking for Cost Controllers or Managers from associate to senior level with proven experience of delivery in these sectors. 

Job Description

We are looking for associate to senior level Cost Managers to join our established team based in Sweden. You'll be working collaboratively with the client Project Managers and supply chain teams to provide cost management consulting to drive delivery and enable successful project outcomes. 

As an experienced cost management professional you will establish the required processes, templates and tools, and agree the baseline for cost and schedule, whilst monitoring performance against it and incorporating the impacts of risk, opportunities and change in a controlled manner. In order to do this you will:-

• Act as the key point of contact to the client overcoming delivery and commercial issues whilst preparing formal and ad hoc reports focussing on time, cost and quality targets.
• Control costs with your knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, basic contingency principals, procurement principals.
• Create and work within a cost report, summarising financials in an executive level dashboard.
• Lead the evaluation of the projects time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls as necessary to enable the successful delivery of the project.
• Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path.
• Guide and influence the general contractor, ensuring they are progressing in line with the schedule and within agreed cash flow parameters.
• Understand procurement principals, collate lead times from vendors and client into the master schedule communicate the prioritisation of ordering materials and equipment to meet scheduled install dates.
• Work closely with the project team to stay informed on status of project changes, incorporating and communicating these to the project team to allow for approvals in the change management process.

Please submit your CV in English 

Skills Required

• Technical knowledge of Hi Tech, Manufacturing, Industrial, Data Centres or other related complex asset types.
• Proven experience in cost management in all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Strong measurement and cost planning expertise
• Strong experience with spreadsheets and databases.
• Collaborative approach, able to develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Good organization skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrated strong listening and communication skills.
• Business level English language skills, both written and verbal. Swedish language skills are not essential.

Qualifications

• A degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Economics or equivalent
• RICS membership or equivalent

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 

#LI-GM2

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. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

Benefits of working as a Cost Manager in Stockholm:

● Company offers great benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Competitive salary