Associate Director- Cost Management Construction

About the Role

• Lead and develop a cost management team, ensuring delivery of all accountabilities. • Serve as primary liaison with clients, stakeholders and consultants throughout project stages. • Maintain clear communication with clients, contractors and external parties. • Perform quantity surveying, cost control and change management across the project lifecycle. • Coordinate cost management and project controls services strategically and operationally across sectors. • Report on overall commercial status of projects as the first point of contact. • Champion Turner & Townsend best practices and improve cost management processes, templates and products. • Conduct staff performance reviews, set team strategy, and mentor talent. • Manage financial tracking, margin monitoring and monthly fee/resource forecasts using internal software. • Develop risk‑mitigation plans, KPIs and performance metrics aligned with company goals. • Implement and audit internal Business Management Systems and delivery methodologies. • Represent the office in external audits and ensure compliance with SOX controls where applicable. • Act as brand ambassador, build market knowledge and generate pipeline opportunities. • Advise clients on contracting, procurement strategies and capital planning. • Foster strong client and cross‑functional relationships and lead presentations to senior leadership. • Provide weekly project, initiative and staffing updates, propose solutions and secure approvals. • Identify cross‑selling and business generation opportunities and contribute to proposal/RFP development. • Capture lessons learned and maintain knowledge in internal databases. • Attend networking events and promote a collaborative, one‑business culture.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost management
• ▸quantity survey
• ▸cost control
• ▸project controls
• ▸financial tracking
• ▸risk mitigation

What You Bring

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field (preferred graduate degree). • Possess 18+ years of cost management experience in construction, preferably in consultancy. • Be a subject‑matter expert in Quantity Surveying and RICS‑certified or equivalent. • Demonstrate strong presentation, verbal, written and organizational communication skills.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸cost management
• ▸18+ years
• ▸quantity surveying
• ▸rics certified
• ▸communication

Benefits

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency will ask candidates to pay a fee, and unsolicited resumes submitted directly to the company are considered property of Turner & Townsend.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time