Senior Cost Manager - Real Estate

Turner & Townsend; Madrid; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Madrid, Spain, is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our Cost Management team. You will take ownership of immediate projects and work with a friendly, professional team to deliver value for clients in real estate and infrastructure sectors.

The ideal candidate has a recognized degree and substantial experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Cost Manager, preferably in consultancy, with fluency in English and Spanish and strong bid-writing skills.

Qualifications

• A recognized degree qualification.
• Experience as Quantity Surveyor or Cost Manager, ideally in consultancy.
• Sector experience across real-estate construction projects.
• Highly motivated, able to work independently.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Spanish, with strong report and bid-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders internally and externally.
• Pre- and post-contract quantity surveying duties including cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, and final account.
• Estimating and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procuring: manage the pre-qualification stage, produce the tender list, compile preliminaries, analyze tenders, produce tender reports and compile contractual documents.

Skills

Bid writing

English language

Spanish language

Independent worker

Education

Recognized degree qualification

Job description

About the Company

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to deliver impactful projects and programmes.

Job Overview

Due to growth and ongoing delivery success, Turner & Townsend’s Cost Management division in Spain requires a suitably qualified and experienced Senior Cost Manager. Working within a friendly, professional and highly successful team you will have the opportunity to progress your career swiftly and take ownership of immediate projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally.
• Responsible for pre‑ and post‑contract quantity surveying duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, and final account.
• Estimating and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procuring: manage the pre‑qualification stage, produce the tender list, compile preliminaries, analyze tenders, produce tender reports and compile contractual documents.

Qualifications

• A recognized degree qualification.
• Relevant work experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Cost Manager, ideally in a consultancy environment.
• Sector experience across real‑estate construction projects.
• Highly motivated and driven, able to work independently.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Spanish, with strong report and bid‑writing skills.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.