Associate Director (m/f/d) Cost Management - Data Centre Construction
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Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director Cost Management for Data Centre Construction in Frankfurt. You will lead a Cost Management team, interface with clients and stakeholders at all project stages, and own cost planning, procurement, change control, and post‑contract cost management, including monthly cost reporting and client presentations. The role requires a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field, at least seven years of cost management experience, and broad expertise across planning, estimating, pre and post contract work, plus value management and life cycle costing. English is required, German is preferred; strong leadership, communication, organisation, and digital tool proficiency are essential. Tips: tailor your CV to highlight leadership, data centre cost delivery, procurement success, and client‑facing achievements; prepare a concise portfolio of tender analyses and cost reports; research our data centre projects in Germany and demonstrate a delivery mindset; confirm eligibility to work in Germany and willingness to be onsite in Frankfurt.
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
Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre sector globally. Due to the continued success and expansion of our Data Centre business in Germany, we are currently recruiting for experienced Associate Director to join our Data Centre team in Frankfurt.
With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit.
Responsibilities:
- Leading a Cost Management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
- Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders and other consultants, at all project stages.
- Provide estimate and cost planning including producing and presenting the final estimate.
- Perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce tender lists, tender analysis, produce tender report, and compile contractual documents.
- Manage post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
- Manage cost checks and carry out payment recommendations, supporting staff as required. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
- Produce monthly cost reports, including presenting to client.
Qualifications
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years' experience in cost management.
- broad experience in all cost management areas; planning, estimating, pre-contract post contract and final account.
- Experience preparing Cost Management estimates and reports.
- Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
- Understand cost (labour, plant, materials) as well as cashflow, commitments and overall project costs.
- Experience with key aspects of business development.
- Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a team player.
- Ability to develop good working relationships with project teams.
- English skills are required, fluent German language skills are preferred.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of MS Office software and modern cost management digital tools.
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.
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