Associate Director

Job title:

Associate Director

Company

Turner & Townsend

Job description

Company DescriptionEmployer: Turner & Townsend Canada Inc.Position: Associate DirectorTerms of Employment: Permanent / Full TimeLocation: Vancouver, British ColumbiaEmployment Address: 2060 – 555 W Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 4N6Hours of Work: 40 hours/weekLanguage: EnglishBenefits: Eligible for discretionary bonuses and increases in salary. Also eligible for extended medical insurance, dental insurance, RRSP 3% Corporate Match and Long-Term Disability insurance.Salary: $135,000 to $155,000 CAD per annumContact: Please send resumes to and include “AD/BC 2024-001” in the email subject line.At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.Our team is dynamic, innovative and client focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.Job DescriptionDuties:

• Responsible for the growth, profitability, and sustainability of our Infrastructure business in BC through your leadership client management and service delivery within the client commission;
• Act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added services;
• Maintain Effective Communications with the Managing Director, Business Unit Director, fellow Directors and staff;
• Within the client commission acting as Strategic Advisor, providing coaching and mentoring of client executives, and senior management, when and where needed;
• Developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients;
• Developing proposals for new work or variations for existing projects;
• Reviewing, thoroughly understanding and where necessary assuring all contract documents align with client requirements;
• Creation and implementation of strategic and financial plans focused on the growth and development of the Business Unit;
• Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes;
• Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits;
• Preparing Cost Management reports for all asset classes;
• Providing target price contract advisory services drawing upon experience of progressive design and build contracts with target price contract mechanisms;
• Managing and advising on contract incentivisation mechanisms;
• Undertaking research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data;
• Applying Earned Value Management techniques at the outset of a project, and where appropriate, involving Turner & Townsend’s specialist Value Management teams;
• Assessing and where necessary challenging invoices submitted by contractor;
• Utilizing the tools provided to keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission;
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively and ensuring the production of monthly post-contract costs;
• Providing clients with professional consultancy and advisory services in the construction, infrastructure, transportation, defence and utilities industries;
• Organizing, directing, planning, budgeting and evaluating the overall operations of client organizations in order to conduct root cause analysis, develop bespoke solutions and policies which establish the direction to be taken by these companies in delivering major engineering projects and programs;
• Ensuring client invoices are accurate and issued on a timely basis. Following-up on accounts receivables where appropriate;
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities;
• Representing the company, or delegating representatives to act on behalf of the company, in negotiations, networking events and promotional opportunities or other official functions;
• Providing input into the formal management of Associates, Senior Managers or business unit teams, to include recruitment interviews, input into resource management, and attendance at staff appraisals, selecting middle managers;
• Coaching and mentoring staff, assisting them to achieve professional designations;

QualificationsRequirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying is required
• Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) designation from the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) is required
• 5+ years of experience as a middle manager managing cost commissions for major consulting projects
• Specialization in managing and advising on contract incentivisation mechanisms
• Prior experience providing target price contract advisory services
• Demonstrated knowledge of transit/utilities projects gained through relevant project work

Additional InformationAt Turner & Townsend, we wholeheartedly adopt diversity. This dedication extends to our team, clients, and communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or any other legally protected grounds. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Turner & Townsend is dedicated to encouraging a safe, healthy, and accessible environment. We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.#LI-MB3Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: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.

Expected salary

$135000 – 155000 per year

Location

Vancouver, BC

Job date

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 02:41:36 GMT

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