Cost Manager - Civil (Pre - Contracts)

About the Role

The Cost Manager role is responsible for leading cost management services on construction projects, ensuring cost control, quality objectives and client expectations are met while fostering a collaborative, high‑performing project environment. Key duties include providing pre‑contract and post‑contract cost expertise, preparing estimates, conducting rate analysis, and developing final cost plans for client presentation. The manager also oversees tendering and procurement activities such as pre‑qualification, tender list preparation, preliminaries, tender analysis, reporting and contract documentation. Post‑contract responsibilities involve monitoring cost variances, supporting change‑control processes, producing monthly cost reports, and presenting results to clients. The role contributes to value‑engineering exercises and interfaces with clients and consultants throughout all project phases. The Cost Manager is expected to identify improvements to cost‑management procedures and templates, capture lessons learned in Turner & Townsend’s internal database, and mentor Assistant Cost Managers as part of the team. • Lead cost management services for construction projects, ensuring cost control and quality objectives. • Develop and present final cost plans, estimates, and rate analyses to clients. • Manage tendering and procurement processes, including pre‑qualification, tender lists, preliminaries, analysis, and contract documentation. • Monitor post‑contract cost variances, support change‑control, and produce monthly cost reports. • Contribute to value‑engineering studies and maintain client/consultant interfaces across project stages. • Identify and implement improvements to cost‑management procedures, templates, and knowledge capture. • Mentor and oversee Assistant Cost Managers within the cost management team.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost management
• ▸cost plans
• ▸tender management
• ▸cost reporting
• ▸value engineering
• ▸process improvement

What You Bring

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in cost management, quantity surveying or a related field (master’s preferred), 6‑10 years of relevant experience, strong knowledge of quantity‑surveying tools, proficiency in Cost‑X or similar software, native‑level local language and business‑level English, and excellent communication skills. • Hold a bachelor’s (or master’s) degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering, or related field. • Possess 6–10 years of experience in cost management or construction project roles. • Demonstrate proficiency in Cost‑X or equivalent estimation software and strong quantity‑surveying methodology knowledge. • Communicate effectively in native language and business‑level English. • Achieve ≥ 85 % client and stakeholder satisfaction and 100 % compliance with governance and regulatory standards.

Requirements

• ▸cost‑x
• ▸quantity surveying
• ▸6‑10 years
• ▸english
• ▸client satisfaction
• ▸compliance

Benefits

Performance targets are a minimum 85 % client and stakeholder satisfaction score and 100 % compliance with internal governance and external regulatory standards. Turner & Townsend does not charge candidates any recruitment fees.

Work Environment

Onsite