Senior Cost Manager

About the Role

The position is based on‑site at a U.S. project location and supports feasibility studies, procurement strategy and cost management for office and retail fit‑out projects. Responsibilities include estimating, tendering, post‑contract cost control, monthly reporting, value engineering and client interfacing. • Assist feasibility studies and draft procurement strategy reports. • Lead pre‑ and post‑contract management for office and retail fitting‑out projects. • Estimate costs and produce final cost plans for presentation to stakeholders. • Manage the tendering process, including pre‑qualification, tender list creation, preliminaries, analysis, reporting and contractual documentation. • Handle post‑contract cost variances and change control, escalating major changes to the line manager. • Conduct cost checks and valuations across multiple projects, ensuring timely and accurate results. • Prepare and deliver monthly post‑contract cost reports to clients. • Contribute to value engineering initiatives and negotiate final account agreements. • Interface with clients and consultants throughout all project stages. • Identify and propose improvements to cost‑management procedures, templates and products. • Capture key project learnings and input them into the internal knowledge database. • Track project time against contracts and agreed deliverables for financial management. • Recommend enhancements to internal systems and processes for greater efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost estimating
• ▸tender management
• ▸post‑contract control
• ▸monthly reporting
• ▸value engineering
• ▸client interface

What You Bring

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management/Engineering or equivalent. • Bring at least 10 years of commercial project cost‑management experience. • Possess mechanical and electrical work experience (advantageous). • Prefer private‑sector consultancy background. • Demonstrate expertise in cost estimates, Bills of Quantities, value engineering, tendering, contract knowledge, variation management and final account close‑out. • Exhibit strong leadership, problem‑solving and teamwork abilities. • Show excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills. • Be bilingual in Chinese and English.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸10 years
• ▸cost estimates
• ▸leadership
• ▸communication
• ▸bilingual

Benefits

Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy, flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance and encourages all employees to influence change. The company is an equal‑opportunity employer, celebrates diversity and actively seeks applications from all community sectors. Candidates are not required to pay any recruitment fees, and unsolicited resumes submitted directly to Turner & Townsend become the company’s property.

Work Environment

Onsite