Cost Manager (Civil/MEP)

Role Overview

As a Cost Manager, you are expected to manage the core functions of cost management services for construction projects, ensuring cost control and quality objectives are met. You are expected to ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service and foster a collaborative and high-performing project environment.

Key Responsibilities

Project support and coordination

• Possesses in-depth knowledge of pre-contract and post-contract cost management services.
• Experienced in estimating, rate analysis, and cost planning, with the ability to develop and present final cost plans to clients.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and support in change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to reporting manager.

Governance & Reporting

• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and supporting the presentation to the client.
• Provide inputs to Value Engineering exercises, where applicable.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
• Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database.
• Collaborate to deliver our best work - Work as an effective member of the cost management team, including where appropriate, taking effective responsibility for Assistant Cost Managers.

KPIs

Your performance KPIs will be evaluated as part of every employee s performance review process, including the following:

• Achieve 85% satisfaction score from clients and internal stakeholders in post-project reviews.
• Achieve 100% compliance with internal governance processes and external regulatory standards (e.g., safety, environmental).Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering, or a related field; Master s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years experience in cost management or construction projects (e.g. cost manager, construction manager, procurement, project manager, vendor, consultant etc.).
• Strong understanding of quantity surveying, tools, and methodologies.
• Native-level proficiency in (local language), Business-level proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in Cost-X or equivalent cost estimation software.
• Proficient communication and interpersonal skills.