Cost Manager

Sccsinternational; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

RRSP matching

Learning budget

Professional membership fees covered

Vacation and sick days

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Turner & Townsend Canada seeks an experienced Cost Manager to join our team in Toronto on a full-time basis. You will lead cost management for real estate assets, prepare cost reports, and support value engineering and procurement processes across Canada.

You will interface with clients and consultants at all project stages, contribute to market research, and assist in business development with existing and new clients. A hybrid work model is offered with strong career development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post-graduate experience
• A recognized university degree
• Membership in CIQS or RICS is a bonus

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost management reports for real estate assets in Canada
• Interface with clients and consultants at all project stages
• Assist in market research on construction conditions across Canada
• Support Senior staff in developing new business opportunities
• Ensure data is stored in internal databases and shared
• Assist with ISO audits and quality standards
• Support feasibility studies and procurement reports
• Estimate and cost plan; present final cost plan
• Validate post-contract cost changes with line manager
• Contribute to value engineering and life-cycle costing

Skills

Cost management

Cost reporting

Data analysis

Client liaison

Education

University degree

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 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

Who are you?

You are an experienced Cost Consultant with a minimum of 3 years post‑graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment

Job Description

As a Cost Manager, you will be involved in:

• Preparing Cost Management reports for all asset classes related to real estate throughout Canada
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Assisting in research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data
• Assisting Senior Consultant / Associate Director in developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits
• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Validating post contract cost changes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
• Inputting into value engineering and life cycle costing
• Assist commission manager ensuring commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time
• Assist commission manager ensuring service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment

Qualifications

Qualifications

• +3 years of relevant experience
• A recognized university degree
• Membership in relevant professional organizations is a bonus (CIQS / RICS)

Additional Information

What's in it for you...

100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)

Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program

RRSP option with company matching

Annual learning and development budget

Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth

Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role

We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days

A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives

Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

The base salary range for this full‑time role is $75,000 - $120,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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