Cost Manager

About the Role

• Advise clients on vendor pre‑qualification, assess proposals and bids, and make final recommendations. • Lead bid interviews, chair appointment processes and manage vendor selection. • Develop full‑project construction cost estimates, review junior estimations, and present value‑engineering and risk assessments to clients. • Oversee cost reporting, forecast budgets, maintain a commercial risk register, and conduct periodic project meetings. • Control payments by assessing applications, recommending contractor entitlements, and managing change orders and disputes. • Monitor invoicing, benchmark performance, and manage final accounting, post‑contract audits and close‑outs. • Conduct post‑contract reviews, capture lessons learned and create training manuals and handover procedures. • Utilize bid analysis sheets, change control forms, cost‑estimating and take‑off software; adhere to applicable SOX controls.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸vendor selection
• ▸cost estimating
• ▸budget forecast
• ▸payment control
• ▸invoice monitoring
• ▸software tools

What You Bring

• Minimum 3‑5 years experience in construction cost management; bachelor's degree in related field; RICS accreditation valued. • Experience on medium‑to‑large construction projects, preferably in consultancy; strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management and engineering; excellent communication skills.

Requirements

• ▸3-5 years
• ▸bachelor's
• ▸rics
• ▸consultancy
• ▸procurement
• ▸communication

Benefits

Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy, flexible work environment that respects work‑life balance and offers opportunities for professional growth. The company is an equal‑opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. All candidate information is treated confidentially in line with EEO guidelines.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time