Project Director - Cost Management, Data Centers

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre sector globally. Due to the continued success and expansion of our business in Spain we are currently recruiting for an experienced Project Director Cost Management join our team in Madrid. 

 We are seeking a driven and motivated Project Director (Cost Management) to act as a leader, managing cost management professionals within larger teams and delivering successful outcomes for our clients. 

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 and grow a career with Turner & Townsend.

Key Responsibilities:

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams including clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across all stakeholders through structured meetings, reporting, and documentation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.

Team Leadership & Development

• To take line management responsibilities and develop cost managers and team members through structured guidance, feedback, and performance reviews.
• Hold the highest level of professional integrity and business ethics.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture that supports continuous learning and professional growth.

• Motivate team members, and drive towards positive client outcomes and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Responsible to manage the team’s resource against the business pipeline and projects
• Conduct interviews for vacant positions in line with the company’s recruitment process and resource requirements
• Critically analyze, challenge and brainstorm project requirements and deliverables, in order to find creative solutions and alternatives on behalf of clients.

Project Strategy & Planning

• Develop and lead cost benchmarks to support the overall project execution strategy, defining critical success factors and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Critically analyze, challenge and brainstorm project requirements and deliverables, in order to find creative solutions and alternatives on behalf of clients.
• Establish robust cost reporting structures and control mechanisms.

Project Controls & Reporting

• Act as Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions or multiple commissions.
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final revisions of cost plans.
• Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Leading value engineering and life cycle costing exercise.
• Implement and maintain cost controls mechanisms incorporated into projects’ schedule, cost, risk, and change management.

Financial and Risk Management

• Monitor project budgets and financial performance in collaboration with cost management team.
• Analyze cost drivers, manage variations, and report financial progress against budget.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contract administration on projects alongside the cost management team
• Responsible for managing internal risk management procedures and systems, including client care processes and the contract database.
• Manage invoicing processes using D-365, including:
  • Reviewing and validating invoice data for accuracy and completeness.
  • Coordinating with finance teams to ensure timely submission and approval.
  • Tracking invoice status and resolving discrepancies.
  • Ensuring compliance with client billing requirements and internal financial controls.

Business Development

• Contribute to business development initiatives and collaborate with internal teams to identify new opportunities, develop tailored solutions, and respond to client needs with agility and insight.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and commercial awareness in identifying trends, client priorities, and competitive differentiators.
• Capture and share lessons learned, benchmarking data, and best practices to drive continuous improvement across projects and teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 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, Spanish 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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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