Senior Cost Manager - Real Estate

Turner & Townsend; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Dublin is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to join our Real Estate team on iconic projects. You will guide clients and contractors through procurement, cost planning, and post‑contract cost management on a varied portfolio.

The role values collaboration, strong construction knowledge, and professional qualifications such as RICS. The successful candidate will bring experience in the Irish market and a track record of delivering high-quality cost management throughout the

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering cost management/quantity surveying across the full project lifecycle.
• Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) preferred.
• Significant experience in the Irish market.
• Degree or HNC level qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and ensuring timely, accurate cost checking and valuation
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Client engagement

Education

Degree or HNC level qualification

Job description

Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a Senior Cost Manager within our Real Estate team to work with a variety of clients and across a number of iconic projects in the Dublin area.

We’re looking forindividuals possessing a keen interest in this spacewith a good knowledge of construction, whether from a Main Contracting or consulting background; who possessan outgoing/collaborative approach, to help guide the contractor and client through the process on a number of iconic projects.

Key Responsibilities

Commission Management, to include:

• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Qualifications

• A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management / quantity surveyingservices across the full project lifecycle
• Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) preferred

Significant experience in the Irish market

• Degree or HNC level qualification

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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.