Turner & Townsend
Become the leading global provider of professional services to the natural resources, infrastructure and property markets.
Cost Manager
Manage construction cost estimation, reporting, control and final accounting.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Advise clients on vendor prequalification, bid strategies, and make final recommendations. • Lead bid interviews and manage the appointment process. • Develop full project cost estimates, review junior estimations, and present estimates with value‑engineering recommendations to clients. • Validate and challenge vendor costs using benchmark data from other projects. • Establish cost‑reporting schedule, present cost reports and forecasts, maintain a commercial risk register, and host periodic meetings with the project team and vendors. • Review payment applications, recommend contractor entitlements, assess change‑order requests, and manage contractual disputes. • Oversee invoicing, benchmark performance against other commissions, and manage final accounting, post‑contract audits, and close‑outs. • Conduct post‑contract reviews, capture lessons learned, and develop training manuals. • Develop handover procedures and utilize bid analysis sheets, change control forms, cost‑estimating and take‑off software. • Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸cost estimation
- ▸cost validation
- ▸cost reporting
- ▸bid analysis
- ▸takeoff software
- ▸sox compliance
What You Bring
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related field. • 3–5 years of cost‑management experience on medium to large construction projects. • RICS accreditation (or working towards it) is valued. • Experience in construction consultancy is strongly preferred. • Strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and value engineering. • Excellent communication skills.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸3-5 years
- ▸rics
- ▸construction consultancy
- ▸procurement
- ▸communication
Benefits
Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance, celebrates diversity and offers equal‑opportunity employment. Employees are encouraged to share their voice, succeed both professionally and personally, and engage with the firm through its social media channels.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time