Junior Cost Manager - Construction

Turner & Townsend; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Junior Cost Manager in Madrid, Spain. You will assist Senior Cost Managers on a range of projects, contributing to cost estimation, tendering, and reporting tasks within the Cost Management team.

You will collaborate with clients, contractors, and designers, using Excel and MS Office to compile data, prepare cost plans, and support monthly/final accounts processes.

Qualifications

• University degree in construction related engineering, architecture or a relevant field.
• Previous experience in cost management is preferred.
• Good interpersonal & communication skills.
• Excel & MS Office.
• Clear motivation for the construction industry.
• Business level English and Spanish language skills.

Responsibilities

• Conducting background research, data collection and benchmarking.
• Estimating and producing cost plans.
• Compiling and amending the tender list.
• Drafting the procurement documentation.
• Checking and analysing the tenders.
• Drafting the tender report.
• Dealing with variations and the change control processes, negotiating less financially significant or complex matters.
• Conducting cost checks and valuations.
• Drafting monthly reports.
• Analysing the numbers for the final accounts.
• Liaising with the client, contractors, designers, etc.
• Preparing presentation materials for client pitches, etc.
• Inputting key information into the Turner & Townsend internal database

Skills

Cost management

Interpersonal skills

English & Spanish

MS Office

Education

University degree in construction related engineering or architecture

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 23,000 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.

Interested in working for the world’s leading corporations, delivering their world class Construction projects?

Due to growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, Turner & Townsend's Cost Management division in Spain requires a Junior Cost Manager to join our team. the Junior Cost Manager will provide support to Senior Cost Managers on a wide range of projects of all sizes and dimensions.

Assisting the Commission Manager on a range of tasks, to include:

• Conducting background research, data collection and benchmarking;
• Estimating and producing cost plans;
• Compiling and amending the tender list;
• Drafting the procurement documentation;
• Checking and analysing the tenders;
• Drafting the tender report;
• Dealing with variations and the change control processes, negotiating less financially significant or complex matters;
• Conducting cost checks and valuations;
• Drafting monthly reports;
• Analysing the numbers for the final accounts;
• Liaising with the client, contractors, designers, etc.;
• Preparing presentation materials for client pitches, etc.;
• Inputting key information into the Turner & Townsend internal database

Qualifications

• University degree in construction related engineering, architecture or a relevant a field
• Previous experience in cost management is preferred
• Good interpersonal & communication skills
• Excel & MS office
• Clear motivation for the construction industry
• Business level English and Spanish language skills

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.

Turner & Townsend value greatly and have a focus on Corporate Responsibilities (CR), this includes a day’s leave entitlement to support a local charity or community activity along with the opportunity to participate in several office events that held throughout the year.

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 people from all sectors of the community.

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