Cost Manager - MEP (Pre-Contracts)

About the Role

The Cost Manager role is responsible for managing core cost management services on construction projects, ensuring cost control, quality objectives, and client satisfaction while fostering a collaborative, high‑performing project environment. Key duties include pre‑contract and post‑contract cost management, estimating, rate analysis, cost planning, tendering and procurement (pre‑qualification, tender list, preliminaries, analysis, reports, contractual documents), and handling post‑contract cost variances and change control. The role also involves governance and reporting tasks such as producing monthly cost reports, supporting client presentations, contributing to value engineering, interfacing with clients and consultants, improving cost management procedures, and capturing knowledge in the internal database. • Manage pre‑contract and post‑contract cost activities, including estimating, rate analysis, and cost planning. • Lead tendering and procurement processes: pre‑qualification, tender list creation, preliminaries, analysis, reporting, and contract documentation. • Monitor and control post‑contract cost variances and support change control procedures. • Prepare and present monthly cost reports and assist in client presentations. • Contribute to value engineering studies and improve cost management templates and procedures. • Capture project lessons and input data into Turner & Townsend’s internal knowledge database. • Mentor and coordinate with Assistant Cost Managers as part of the cost management team.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost estimating
• ▸tender management
• ▸cost variance
• ▸change control
• ▸monthly reporting
• ▸value engineering

What You Bring

Performance will be measured against KPIs that target at least an 85 % client satisfaction score, 100 % compliance with governance and regulatory standards, and effective team collaboration, including mentorship of Assistant Cost Managers. Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering or a related field (master’s a plus), have 9‑13 years of relevant experience, be proficient in Cost‑X or similar software, understand POMI/NRM/SCEMM standards, and possess native‑level local language and business‑level English communication skills. • Achieve ≥ 85 % client satisfaction and 100 % compliance with governance and regulatory standards. • Hold a bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in a relevant discipline and 9‑13 years of cost management experience. • Proficient in Cost‑X (or equivalent) and familiar with POMI, NRM, SCEMM measurement standards. • Fluent in the local language and business‑proficient in English with strong communication skills.

Requirements

• ▸cost‑x
• ▸pomi
• ▸nrm
• ▸scemm
• ▸bachelor's
• ▸9‑13 years

Work Environment

Office Full-Time