Associate Director - Cost Engineering - Energy & Natural Resources

Turner & Townsend
Manchester
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Leadership","Communication","Coaching","Stakeholder management"]

Lead cost engineering and cost management delivery for complex Energy & Natural Resources capital programmes and portfolios. Manage multidisciplinary teams to develop cost baselines, CBS, forecasting and earned value reporting, and provide executive-grade cost and commercial insight. Implement cost engineering frameworks, governance, assurance and reporting, ensuring integration across cost, schedule, risk, scope and commercial management. Advise clients on best practice and digital cost management solutions while coaching and developing capability.

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Associate Director - Cost Engineering - Energy & Natural Resources

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Job Summary

Lead cost engineering and cost management delivery for complex Energy & Natural Resources capital programmes and portfolios. Manage multidisciplinary teams to develop cost baselines, CBS, forecasting and earned value reporting, and provide executive-grade cost and commercial insight. Implement cost engineering frameworks, governance, assurance and reporting, ensuring integration across cost, schedule, risk, scope and commercial management. Advise clients on best practice and digital cost management solutions while coaching and developing capability.
Location: Manchester
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead multidisciplinary teams delivering cost engineering, estimating, forecasting and cost management services across major capital programmes.
  • •Develop and implement cost management strategies, procedures and governance frameworks supporting project delivery and investment assurance.
  • •Establish, maintain and assure cost breakdown structures (CBS), control budgets, cost baselines and performance measurement frameworks.
  • •Drive robust cost forecasting, trend management, change control and earned value management processes for performance reporting.
  • •Undertake line management responsibilities and provide coaching/mentoring to cost engineering professionals while supporting business development and client relationship growth.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Extensive experience in cost engineering, cost management, cost estimating and project controls across large-scale capital programmes and projects.
  • •Proven track record leading cost management teams and delivering cost engineering services for major infrastructure, energy, natural resources or industrial developments.
  • •Strong understanding of integrating cost, schedule, risk, scope and commercial management disciplines to support successful project delivery.
  • •Experience establishing, maintaining and assuring cost baselines, estimating processes, forecasting methodologies and performance measurement systems.
  • •Strong knowledge of cost engineering tools and methodologies, including practical experience using Ecosys, Primavera P6 and Power BI.
Experience:Oil and energyCapital programmesProject controls
Skills:Strategic thinkingLeadershipCommunicationCoachingStakeholder management
Certifications:ACostEAPMRICSICE
Languages:English
Tech Stack:EcosysPrimavera P6Power BICost estimatingForecastingAnalytics and reporting platformsEarned value managementChange controlCost baselinesCost breakdown structures (CBS)

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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