Turner & Townsend
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Cost Manager - MEP (Pre-Contracts)
Manage cost planning, estimating, tendering, and reporting for MEP projects.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Cost Manager is responsible for delivering core cost‑management services on construction projects, ensuring cost control, quality objectives and client expectations are met. The role also fosters a collaborative, high‑performing project environment and supports the overall delivery of the project team. • Provide pre‑contract and post‑contract cost management, including estimating, rate analysis and cost planning, and present final cost plans to clients. • Manage tendering and procurement: pre‑qualification, tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and contractual documents. • Monitor post‑contract cost variances, support change‑control processes and refer major changes to the reporting manager. • Produce monthly cost reports, support client presentations and contribute to value‑engineering exercises. • Interface with clients and consultants throughout all project stages and propose improvements to cost‑management procedures and templates. • Capture project learnings in Turner & Townsend’s internal knowledge database. • Collaborate with the cost‑management team and mentor Assistant Cost Managers as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸cost estimating
- ▸tender management
- ▸variance monitoring
- ▸cost reporting
- ▸client interface
- ▸knowledge capture
What You Bring
Performance expectations include achieving at least an 85 % client satisfaction score and 100 % compliance with internal governance and external regulations such as safety and environmental standards. Turner & Townsend does not charge candidates any recruitment fees and treats unsolicited resumes as its property. • Bachelor’s degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering or a related field; master’s degree is a plus. • 6–10 years of experience in cost management or construction projects. • Strong understanding of quantity surveying tools and methodologies. • Native‑level proficiency in the local language and business‑level proficiency in English. • Proficiency in Cost‑X or equivalent cost estimation software. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸6‑10 years
- ▸quantity surveying
- ▸bilingual
- ▸cost‑x
- ▸communication
Work Environment
Office Full-Time