MEP Cost Manager / Assistant Cost Manager

About the Role

The Commission Manager role is responsible for end‑to‑end service delivery, ensuring client objectives are met through effective cost management. Key duties include conducting feasibility studies, preparing procurement reports, estimating and presenting final cost plans, managing the tender process—from pre‑qualification to contract documentation—and handling post‑contract cost variances and change control. The role also requires producing monthly cost reports, contributing to value engineering, negotiating final accounts, interfacing with clients and consultants, leading cost‑management teams, and overseeing the full project lifecycle with strong knowledge of MEP systems, sustainability standards and vendor coordination. Marketing and business development responsibilities involve identifying new opportunities with existing clients, supporting bid documentation, suggesting improvements to cost‑management procedures and templates, and applying Turner & Townsend’s 2+2=5 philosophy to uncover cross‑divisional opportunities. Internal management tasks include capturing key project learnings in the company database, using the financial management system to monitor margin levels, and recommending process improvements to enhance internal systems. • Conduct feasibility studies and prepare procurement reports • Develop and present final cost plans and estimates • Manage the full tender process, including pre‑qualification, tender lists, preliminaries, analysis, reporting and contract documentation • Monitor post‑contract cost variances and oversee change control procedures • Produce monthly cost reports and present findings to clients • Contribute to value engineering initiatives and negotiate final accounts • Interface with clients, consultants and lead cost‑management teams across project stages • Review MEP designs, coordinate vendors and ensure compliance with sustainability/LEED standards • Lead on‑site MEP construction activities and control project costs • Identify new business opportunities with existing clients and support bid documentation • Suggest and implement improvements to cost‑management templates and processes • Maintain project knowledge in the internal database and track margins using FMS • Ensure compliance with Turner & Townsend’s global environmental policy

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost estimating
• ▸tender management
• ▸cost reporting
• ▸mep coordination
• ▸value engineering
• ▸business development

What You Bring

Candidates must adhere to the company’s global environmental policy and hold a degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related field, preferably with RICS qualification, 3‑15 years of large‑scale MEP cost‑estimating experience, proficiency in digital cost tools, and strong communication, negotiation and leadership skills. • Required qualifications: degree in engineering/construction/quantity surveying, RICS (preferred), 3‑15 years MEP cost‑estimating experience, proficiency with digital cost tools, strong client‑facing and negotiation skills, ability to lead multiple projects

Requirements

• ▸engineering degree
• ▸rics
• ▸mep estimating
• ▸digital tools
• ▸client negotiation
• ▸project leadership

Work Environment

Office Full-Time