Associate Director

bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It's how we've made the difference for more than 75 years.Our values : Love a challenge : We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don't stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.Stronger together : We're stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.Bring out the best in everyone : We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice#LI-HT1 Job DescriptionMain Responsibilities : Works within the Cost Management team as a leader, managing cost management professionals within larger teams and delivering successful solutions for clients.Support the management direction and leadership of the Cost Management stream and are accountable for key account management and other business development related activityWill be a part of the Senior Management team (SMT) for the region.Key Responsibilities : FinanceEnsure the business unit achieves / betters its budget turnover / profit for the financial year by agreed Net MarginSupport in achieving target profit margin of 10% for the office To support in achieving target gross margin of 45% for officeSupport offices in achieving and maintaining average 85% resource utilizationAchieve and maintain 90% accuracy in forecasting of financial information namely – monthly revenue and costPrepare and continually maintain up to date TIC (Target Income Costs) sheets for all commissions indicating forecasted resource utilisation and profitabilityAchieve and maintain average debtor days between 30-60 days for all commissionsAchieve and maintain 100% ETCi completion of all staff on a weekly basisAlign with the financial reporting calendar (namely weekly utilization, short term rolling forecast, management accounts, aged debts) at APAC level and subsequently global level.Service DeliveryPromote Service Excellence through TIC & ADD modelsGovernance. Ensure that contractual risks are acceptable at tender stage and retained contract risks are effectively managed by : Compliance with T&T RM processesSubmission of all T&C's to RM Qualification of tender submissions in accordance with RM guidelinesImplementing risk mitigation measures for identified & accepted risks.Reporting risk issues to Divisional risk representative Maintain effective communication with Director, staff and fellow Associate DirectorsEnsure commercial contracts for Mumbai business unit's services are administered in line with T & T policy. All agreements and proposed new services to be verified with RM and BUD as requiredEnsure that lessons learned / best practices from commissions are captured within KM system as appropriate#LI-HT1 QualificationsEducation - B.E / B.Tech / B.ArchYou should have relevant experience of working preferably for a construction consultancy in India / abroad, hold a graduate degree preferably in Cost Management and possesses good technical skills.15-20 years work experience with demonstrated career growth graph.Experience in multiple sub sectors within the property projects will be added advantage.Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with demonstrated negotiation and influencing skills, and the capability to relate and communicate with people from a variety of diverse backgrounds at all levels of the industry.Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.People management experience, particularly in the context of managing a cost management team delivering a project.#LI-HT1 Additional InformationOur 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 #LI-HT1 Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects : TwitterInstagramLinkedInIt 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. 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