Turner & Townsend
Become the leading global provider of professional services to the natural resources, infrastructure and property markets.
Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor
Manage construction cost services, including estimating, reporting, control, and audits.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Advise clients on procurement strategies, prequalify vendors, assess proposals and bids, and make recommendations. • Lead bid interviews, manage appointment processes, and evaluate bid‑leveling documents. • Develop and review full‑project cost estimates, validate junior estimations, and present value‑engineering and risk assessments to clients. • Oversee cost reporting, forecasts, budget reviews, and maintain the commercial risk register. • Control payments by assessing applications, recommending contractor entitlements, and managing change orders and disputes. • Monitor invoicing, benchmark performance, and manage final accounting, post‑contract audits and close‑outs. • Conduct post‑contract reviews, capture lessons learned, and create training documentation. • Establish hand‑over procedures and utilize bid analysis, cost estimating and take‑off software. • Ensure compliance with SOX controls where applicable.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸bid analysis
- ▸cost estimating
- ▸risk register
- ▸payment control
- ▸forecasting
- ▸sox compliance
What You Bring
The firm is seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to support construction cost services for its clients. The role is hybrid, combining on‑site presence with remote work, and requires a candidate who embodies Turner & Townsend’s purpose and values. • Bachelor’s degree in construction, cost management, quantity surveying or related field. • 3‑5 years of cost management experience on medium to large construction projects; consultancy background preferred. • RICS accreditation or working towards it. • Strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management and engineering. • Excellent communication skills.
Requirements
- ▸bachelors
- ▸3-5yrs
- ▸rics
- ▸procurement
- ▸value management
- ▸communication
Benefits
The position offers a base salary between $120 K and $140 K, with compensation adjusted for experience. Turner & Townsend promotes a flexible, healthy work‑life balance and is committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunity. • Hybrid work arrangement with on‑site presence as client needs dictate. • Salary range $120K‑$140K base, commensurate with experience. • Flexible, healthy work‑life balance environment.
Work Environment
Hybrid