Turner & Townsend
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Cost Manager
Manage construction cost estimating, reporting, control, and final accounts.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Cost Manager role supports construction cost services for Turner & Townsend’s clients, guiding vendor pre‑qualification, estimating, reporting and control throughout the project lifecycle. The position requires close interaction with clients, project teams and vendors to deliver accurate cost forecasts, manage commercial risk and ensure post‑contract reviews. • Advise clients on vendor strategies, manage pre‑qualification, assess proposals and bids, chair interviews, and oversee the appointment process. • Develop full‑project construction estimates, review junior estimations, present estimates and value‑engineering recommendations, and benchmark against prior data. • Establish cost‑reporting schedules, present cost reports and forecasts, maintain a commercial risk register, and host periodic meetings with project teams and vendors. • Review payment applications, recommend contractor entitlements, evaluate change‑order requests, and advise clients on recommendations. • Apply dispute prevention, management, and resolution procedures to payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes. • Monitor invoicing, benchmark performance against similar commissions, and manage final accounting, post‑contract audits, and close‑outs. • Conduct post‑contract reviews, capture lessons learned, create training manuals, and develop hand‑over procedures. • Utilize bid analysis sheets, change‑control forms, cost‑estimating software, and take‑off software; adhere to SOX controls where applicable. • Maintain on‑site presence as required by client needs.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸cost estimating
- ▸bid review
- ▸cost reporting
- ▸change management
- ▸invoicing
- ▸post‑closeout
What You Bring
• Hold a bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field. • Possess 3–5 years of cost‑management experience on medium or large construction projects, preferably within a consultancy environment. • Be RICS accredited or actively working towards accreditation, with strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸cost management
- ▸3-5 years
- ▸rics
- ▸procurement
- ▸value engineering
Benefits
Turner & Townsend promotes a flexible, inclusive workplace, valuing work‑life balance and diversity. The company offers a collaborative environment where employees can influence change, and it adheres to equal‑opportunity hiring practices.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time