Lead Cost Manager
Turner & Townsend
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Posted on 7 Apr
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Experience
10 - 15 Years
Job Location
Education
Bachelor of Technology/Engineering(Civil)
Nationality
Any Nationality
Gender
Not Mentioned
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
As a Lead Cost Manager you will be able to work independently managing your own deliverables, but also work well as part of a team. You will strive to promote and maintain the highest of professional standards, while supporting junior staff to grow and learn through your knowledge and experience.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally
- Responsible for pre and post-contract quantity surveying duties
- Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
- Tendering and procuring, 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 the change control process
- Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
- Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
- Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
- Supporting developing and securing new business opportunities as required.
Desired Candidate Profile
Education:
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
- Professional accreditation (e.g., MRICS, AIQS, or equivalent) is highly preferred.
Experience:
- 10+ years in cost management, with a strong focus on pre-contract.
- Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in client-facing roles and stakeholder coordination.
- Understanding of local cost benchmarks.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in cost planning, estimating, and tender documentation.
- Ability to present cost strategies and reports to clients and senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of various methods of measurement (e.g., NRM, POMI, CESMM).
- Skilled in measurement software such as CostX or similar.
Leadership:
- Ability to lead cost management activities across multiple projects.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Capable of mentoring junior staff and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.
Company Industry
- Construction
- Civil Engineering
Department / Functional Area
- Contract Management
- Estimation
- Tendering
- Quantity Surveying
Keywords
- Lead Cost Manager
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Turner & Townsend
At Turner & Townsend we re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.br> Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.br> Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
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