Cost Manager

About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is an international professional services firm with over 22,000 employees spanning more than 60 countries. We specialize in collaborating with clients in sectors such as real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, transforming challenges into successful outcomes that enhance lives. Our expertise covers programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero strategies, and digital solutions.

As a majority-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., the largest global commercial real estate services and investment company, Turner & Townsend integrates with CBRE to deliver premier programme, project, and cost management services worldwide.

Role Responsibilities

• Quantify all components essential to developing cost plans.
• Determine prices for individual cost plan items based on first principles, including engaging with the market when necessary.
• Generate comprehensive cost reports to inform project decisions.
• Evaluate tender submissions and prepare recommendation reports for tender awards.
• Review contractor variations to assess impact on project costs.
• Analyze contractor payment claims and formulate payment recommendations directed to the Superintendent.
• Gather and compile benchmarking and market intelligence data to support cost management activities.
• Leverage Turner & Townsend's digital platform, the Hive, to deliver and implement all required outputs.

Candidate Qualifications

• Possess 2 to 3 years of professional experience post graduation.
• Hold membership or be on the path to membership with AIQS or RICS.
• Familiarity with the cost management software CostX is preferred.
• Experience covering the full project lifecycle, including pre-contract, procurement, and post-contract phases.

Additional Information

We cultivate a supportive and inclusive workplace where every employee can make impactful contributions while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all community sectors.

We do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies outside our approved partners; any such submissions are treated as direct applications. Candidates are not required to pay any fees during the recruitment process; no authorized agency will request payment.