Senior Cost Manager - Retail

Turner & Townsend; Tasmania; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager to lead cost planning, budgeting and value optimization for a portfolio of retail projects. You will partner with client teams, contractors and consultants to deliver accurate cost advice from concept through to final account.

You will manage procurement, tender assessments and change control, advise on commercial risk, and mentor junior staff across multiple sites in Australia.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, or similar.
• Experience in cost planning and estimating, contract administration, procurement and tendering, progress claim assessment, variation management, and final account negotiations.
• Experience managing relationships with clients, contractors, and consultants.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-contract cost planning and estimating services during project design phases.
• Prepare, review and manage project budgets across multiple retail projects.
• Manage procurement and tender evaluation activities.
• Assess progress claims, contract variations, and final accounts.
• Monitor project costs and provide commercial advice to clients and project teams.
• Build and maintain relationships with Woolworths project teams and key stakeholders.
• Support and mentor junior team members.
• Engage with local construction and property markets to maintain current market knowledge and cost benchmarks.
• Collaborate with cost management and project management teams across multiple locations.
• Deliver accurate reporting, forecasting, and commercial advice.
• Take ownership of project deliverables and manage projects independently.

Skills

Cost management

Excel

Stakeholder management

Tendering

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying/Construction Management

Tools

CostX

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 62 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager to join a high-performing team delivering retail projects for a key national client.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of new store, renewal, and refurbishment projects, providing end-to-end cost management services from concept design through to final account settlement.

You will work closely with client stakeholders, project managers, contractors, and consultants to ensure successful project outcomes across multiple retail programs.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional who enjoys client-facing responsibilities, can work independently, and is passionate about delivering high-quality cost management solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead pre-contract cost planning and estimating services during project design phases.
• Prepare, review and manage project budgets across multiple retail projects.
• Manage procurement and tender evaluation activities.
• Assess progress claims, contract variations, and final accounts.
• Monitor project costs and provide commercial advice to clients and project teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Woolworths project teams and key stakeholders.
• Support and mentor junior team members.
• Engage with local construction and property markets to maintain current market knowledge and cost benchmarks.
• Collaborate with cost management and project management teams across multiple locations.
• Deliver accurate reporting, forecasting, and commercial advice.
• Take ownership of project deliverables and manage projects independently.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, or a similar role.
• Strong experience in:
  • Cost planning and estimating
  • Contract administration
  • Procurement and tendering
  • Progress claim assessment
  • Variation management
  • Final account negotiations
• Experience managing relationships with clients, contractors, and consultants.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Desirable

• Membership or accreditation with RICS and/or AIQS.
• Experience using CostX.
• Previous experience delivering retail, commercial, or multi-site programs of work.
• Exposure to national account or portfolio-based project delivery environments.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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