Commercial Manager- Data Center Construction

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.

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Job Description

We are seeking a Commercial Manager to join our team for a Data Center construction project in Norway. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in cost management and quantity surveying, with experience managing commercial aspects of large-scale construction projects. This role requires flexibility on travel around Oslo or Hordaland.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading and managing all commercial aspects of the programme delivery.
• Responsible for ensuring all commercially focused activities and outputs are delivered to meet programme objectives including, but not limited to: financial and commercial reporting, planning, funding requests, estimating, capital approval, commercial benchmarking, cost performance management and reporting.
• Lead the successful development, implementation and continuous review of the Programme Commercial Strategy and Estimating Strategy.
• Support in the development, implementation and continuous review of the Contract Strategy, aligning with the Procurement Strategy and proposed contract packaging structure.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams when required.
• Managing relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders providing a leadership role to the wider programme team.
• Lead on best approaches to develop cost efficiencies and bringing Value for Money approaches.
• Support in contract management and negotiation with consultants, suppliers and contractors.
• Liaise with senior members to review assess and evaluate contractor delivery in accordance with the project processes terms and conditions.
• Provide strategic leadership with respect to programme funding.
• Pre and post-contract duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Construction Economics or related field
• Experience in commercial management / quantity surveying with large scale construction projects, preferable in the Data Center, Industrial, Pharma, Life Science, Manufacturing sectors
• Proven cost and/or commercial management experience, ideally within a consultancy environment
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts and procurement practices
• Professional membership(s) with industry recognized bodies ie SCSI, RICS, APM is desirable.
• Collaborative approach, able to develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Ability to lead, as well as work well in a team environment
  
  

Additional Information

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both 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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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