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Senior Cost Manager at Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
October 7, 2026
Full-time
On-site
Main Purpose of the Role:
To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions. To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added cost management service.
Key Accountabilities:
Commission Management, to include:
Support feasibility studies by outlining affordability envelopes at project inception stage
Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project where appropriate or applicable, and where necessary involving Senior Management
Managing and taking ownership of estimating and cost planning activities through-out the project lifecycle
Managing and taking ownership of the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, Bills of Quantities, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively
Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively
Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
Value engineering, risk management and life cycle costing where applicable
Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control delivery methodology and ensuring that QA/QC procedures are adhered to at all times
Marketing and business development, to include:
Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work
Attending networking functions as required
Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients
Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control philosophy and identifying and acting upon cross-divisional opportunities
Internal management accountabilities, to include:
Staff management (where appropriate) - Inputting into the formal management of a Cost Manager or small cost management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals
Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database and Best Practice library
Financial management - Utilising the Turner & Townsend FMS in order to keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
Process improvement - Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes
Training and Mentoring - Identifying and proposing training requirements for Cost Managers, Assistant Cost Managers and mentoring staff as required.
Qualifications
Minimum 7-10 years of progressive experience
Degree in Quantity Surveying as a minimum
BORAQS registration, RICS is an added advantage
Proficient in Cost X application
Proven experience in handling multiple projects
Demonstrated leadership experience managing diverse teams and coordinating with multiple stakeholders
To perform the role of the Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions. To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value added cost management service.
Key Accountabilities:
Commission Management, to include:
Support feasibility studies by outlining affordability envelopes at project inception stage
Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project where appropriate or applicable, and where necessary involving Senior Management
Managing and taking ownership of estimating and cost planning activities through-out the project lifecycle
Managing and taking ownership of the procurement process, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, Bills of Quantities, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively
Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively
Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
Ensuring the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
Value engineering, risk management and life cycle costing where applicable
Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed
Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control delivery methodology and ensuring that QA/QC procedures are adhered to at all times
Marketing and business development, to include:
Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work
Attending networking functions as required
Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve cost management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients
Understanding the Turner & Townsend Target Improve Control philosophy and identifying and acting upon cross-divisional opportunities
Internal management accountabilities, to include:
Staff management (where appropriate) - Inputting into the formal management of a Cost Manager or small cost management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals
Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database and Best Practice library
Financial management - Utilising the Turner & Townsend FMS in order to keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
Process improvement - Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes
Training and Mentoring - Identifying and proposing training requirements for Cost Managers, Assistant Cost Managers and mentoring staff as required.
Qualifications
Minimum 7-10 years of progressive experience
Degree in Quantity Surveying as a minimum
BORAQS registration, RICS is an added advantage
Proficient in Cost X application
Proven experience in handling multiple projects
Demonstrated leadership experience managing diverse teams and coordinating with multiple stakeholders