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About the Role

Turner & Townsend seeks a Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to support construction cost services for large-scale commercial and mixed-use construction projects, including complex high-rise developments, corporate headquarters, and major urban development programs. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend purpose and values.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on strategies, manage vendor prequalification, assess proposals and bids, make recommendations, chair bid interviews, and manage the appointment process.
• Manage estimating services by developing project estimates, reviewing junior team members' estimations, presenting estimates and value engineering recommendations to clients, and validating costs with vendors.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing schedules, reviewing cost reports and forecasts, discussing project budgets with clients, developing risk registers, and hosting project team meetings.
• Manage cost control by reviewing payment applications, recommending contractor entitlements, reviewing change order requests, and managing disputes.
• Manage and monitor the invoicing process.
• Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
• Manage final accounting, post-contract audits, and account close-outs.
• Hold post-contract reviews with clients to establish lessons learned and create training manuals.
• Develop procedures for project handover.
• Utilize Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software for all duties.
• Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related construction field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in a cost management role within the construction industry.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large construction projects, preferably commercial office, high-rise, mixed-use, headquarters, or major urban development projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication skills.

Skills

• Cost Management
• Quantity Surveying
• Estimating
• Cost Reporting
• Cost Control
• Bid Assessment
• Vendor Management
• Value Engineering
• Risk Management
• Construction Industry Knowledge
• Communication

Location

• On-site presence may be required and subject to change based on client needs.

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3-5 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $100K-$135K USD

Benefits

• Bonuses
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Healthy, productive and flexible working environment
• Respect for work-life balance

About the Company

• Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
• They work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources.
• Their capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
• Majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc.
• They provide premier program, project, and cost management offerings globally.

Equal Opportunity

• Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer.
• They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
• Actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
• All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.