Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services 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 partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com.

Job Description

We are looking for a Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor, to be based in Sydney. In this full-time permanent role reporting to the Infrastructure Associate Director, you will represent Turner & Townsend in our clients' office. This role would suit somebody with 5 years of experience in Commercial/Contract Management within the Infrastructure sector, or a Senior Contracts Administrator who wants to take the next step in their career.

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Client Claims: Contributing to the preparation of contract claims and reviewing financial information.
• Client Communication: Managing communication between Turner & Townsend and the client.
• Contract Negotiation: Leading the negotiation and supporting the agreement of contracts with clients and project stakeholders.
• Financial Management: Managing project budgets, providing commercial management services, producing and presenting financial statements, and offering timely commercial advice.
• Transactional Compliance: Monitoring transaction compliance i.e. deliverables, costs, forecasting and invoicing etc., as well as producing insightful reporting by reviewing business inputs including contractor inputs to Senior Executives.
• Risk Management & Compliance: Ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, identifying financial and contractual risks, and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
• Continuous Improvement: Reviewing and developing new processes and streamlining transactional activities.
• Relationship Building: Proactively building relationships with key stakeholders and developing business opportunities.
• Mentorship: Mentoring and supporting the professional growth of junior colleagues.

Qualifications

To be successful in your application, we are looking for somebody who has:

• Demonstrable experience in managing the commercial aspects of complex, large-scale, and multi-disciplinary projects in transport and/or infrastructure.
• Between 5 to 7 years of experience in a similar role.
• A passion for delivering exceptional client service.
• A high level of attention to detail.
• Strong communication & facilitation skills, with a natural ability to build relationships.

Other qualities that would be advantageous to your application:

• Chartered membership of a relevant industry body (e.g., RICS/AIQS) is advantageous but not essential.
• A recognised degree in a technical field: Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or Commercial Management, etc.

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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