Associate Director - Cost Management

Turner & Townsend; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Lead Cost Manager based in Kuala Lumpur. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Cost Management team, ensuring delivery excellence, and leading cost strategies for significant projects. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in various development sectors and hold a Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, contributing to impactful projects across the region.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 - 15 years' experience in related fields.
• Candidates with experience in township development, corporate office, hotel and resorts are preferred.
• Excellent technical knowledge across full range of Cost Management duties.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cost Management team and provide technical guidance.
• Develop comprehensive cost strategies during the project.
• Manage procurement processes and financial reporting.

Skills

Cost Estimates

Value Engineering

Tendering and Evaluation

Change Orders

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Company 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.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

• Lead and develop the Cost Management team, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance management to ensure delivery excellence
• Serve as Lead Cost Manager for significant and complex new build projects, independently managing client relationships and project delivery
• Develop comprehensive cost strategies including rough order for magnitude, cost plans, comparative design studies, life cycle costing analysis, turnover/cash flow projections, and cost control frameworks during pre-contract period
• Oversee tendering and procurement processes, including managing pre-qualification stages, developing tender strategies, analyzing submissions, producing detailed tender reports, and finalizing contractual documents
• Implement robust post-contract cost management systems, including variance analysis, change control processes, and commercial risk mitigation strategies
• Direct the cost checking and valuation processes for large-scale projects, ensuring timely, accurate financial reporting and forecasting
• Contribute to business development activities including bid leadership, proposal preparation, and client presentations
• Drive continuous improvement of cost management procedures, templates, and methodologies to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency
• Establish knowledge management practices within the team, ensuring insights and learning from projects are systematically captured and leveraged
• Collaborate with senior leadership to implement strategic business objectives and identify growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess Bachelor's Degree of Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• Minimum 10 - 15 years' experience in related fields
• Excellent technical knowledge and experience across the full range of Cost Management duties including: Cost Estimates, Bills of Quantities, Value Engineering, Tendering and Evaluation, Contract Knowledge, Change Orders and Final Account close-out
• Candidates with experience in industries such as township development, corporate office, hotel and resorts, high-tech manufacturer, Data Centre are preferred
• Experience from consultancy background are preferred, well versed in civil, structure, and architecture (CSA),MEP knowledge will be value added

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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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property ofTurner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team,to submit candidates for review.