(CSA/MEP) Assistant Cost Manager - Advanced Manufacturing Facility (Semiconductor Project)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a highly motivated Assistant Cost Manager to support the commercial and cost management functions of large-scale industrial manufacturing and advanced technology projects in Malaysia. You will work closely with senior cost managers, project directors, engineers, consultants, and contractors across feasibility, procurement, construction and close-out processes.

The role suits candidates from CSA and MEP backgrounds with strong commercial awareness and a passion for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2–6 years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, procurement, or commercial management.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, logistics, warehouse, or semiconductor is preferred.
• Experience in tendering, procurement, and contractor/subcontractor evaluations.
• Familiarity with cost planning, budgeting, cost reporting, and variation management.
• Proficient in CostX, Glodon/Cubicost, Microsoft Excel, or equivalent cost management software.
• Ability to work in fast-paced project environments and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience in Design & Build, EPC, or EPCM projects would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assist in concept estimates, cost plans, and project budgets.
• Support feasibility studies and financial viability assessments.
• Prepare quantity take-offs and measurement exercises from drawings and BIM models.
• Contribute to value engineering exercises and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Maintain project cost databases and benchmark information.
• Support the preparation of tender documentation and procurement packages.
• Assist in tender evaluations, commercial assessments, and recommendation reports.
• Coordinate supplier and subcontractor enquiries, quotations, and commercial comparisons.
• Support contract award processes and procurement governance activities.
• Monitor market pricing trends and supply chain risks.
• Assist with interim valuations, payment assessments, and cost reporting.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments, and expenditure against approved forecasts.
• Track variation orders, change requests, and cost impacts.
• Support final account preparation and commercial close-out activities.
• Maintain accurate commercial records and documentation.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and budget updates.
• Support cost-to-complete forecasting and budget reconciliation exercises.
• Assist senior managers with commercial presentations and management reports.
• Highlight cost risks and opportunities affecting project performance.
• Liaise with consultants, contractors, suppliers, and internal project teams.
• Participate in project meetings and support commercial decision-making.
• Ensure commercial information is communicated clearly and accurately to stakeholders.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Tendering

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or related

Tools

CostX

Glodon/Cubicost

Microsoft Excel

Job description

(CSA/MEP) Assistant Cost Manager - Advanced Manufacturing Facility (Semiconductor Project)

• Full-time

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.

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About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated Assistant Cost Manager to support the commercial and cost management functions of large-scale industrial manufacturing and advanced technology projects.

Working closely with senior cost managers, project directors, engineers, consultants, and contractors, you will be involved in the full project lifecycle from feasibility and procurement through construction and project close-out. This role offers excellent exposure to complex manufacturing facilities, industrial infrastructure, utility systems, logistics facilities, and engineering-intensive developments.

This position is suitable for candidates from both CSA and MEP backgrounds with strong commercial awareness and a passion for cost management in industrial environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of concept estimates, cost plans, and project budgets.
• Support the development of feasibility studies and financial viability assessments.
• Prepare quantity take-offs and measurement exercises from drawings and BIM models.
• Contribute to value engineering exercises and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Maintain project cost databases and benchmark information.
• Support the preparation of tender documentation and procurement packages.
• Assist in tender evaluations, commercial assessments, and recommendation reports.
• Coordinate supplier and subcontractor enquiries, quotations, and commercial comparisons.
• Support contract award processes and procurement governance activities.
• Monitor market pricing trends and supply chain risks.

Contract Administration & Cost Control

• Assist with interim valuations, payment assessments, and cost reporting.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments, and expenditure against approved forecasts.
• Track variation orders, change requests, and cost impacts.
• Support final account preparation and commercial close-out activities.
• Maintain accurate commercial records and documentation.

Commercial Reporting

• Prepare monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and budget updates.
• Support cost-to-complete forecasting and budget reconciliation exercises.
• Assist senior managers with commercial presentations and management reports.
• Highlight cost risks and opportunities affecting project performance.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with consultants, contractors, suppliers, and internal project teams.
• Participate in project meetings and support commercial decision-making.
• Ensure commercial information is communicated clearly and accurately to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2–6 years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, procurement, or commercial management.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, logistics, warehouse, or semiconductor is preferred.
• Experience in tendering, procurement, and contractor/subcontractor evaluations.
• Familiarity with cost planning, budgeting, cost reporting, and variation management.
• Proficient in CostX, Glodon/Cubicost, Microsoft Excel, or equivalent cost management software.
• Ability to work in fast-paced project environments and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience in Design & Build, EPC, or EPCM projects would be an advantage.

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