Senior Cost Manager CSA (Data Centre)

Turner & Townsend Sdn Bhd; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services organization based in Malaysia is looking for a skilled professional to lead multidisciplinary project teams and manage cost planning activities. This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 7 years of experience in cost management or construction projects. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills and have proficiency in cost estimation software. This position offers a collaborative work environment focused on positive client outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for career advancement

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in cost management or construction projects.
• Experience in people management is a plus.
• Native-level proficiency and business-level proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams including clients and contractors.
• Manage estimating and cost planning activities.
• Act as Commission Manager for service delivery.

Skills

Cost management

Leadership

Strong communication

Business acumen

Client management

Proficiency in Cost-X

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering, or a related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Cost-X

Job description

Overview

We are a global professional services organization that provides consulting and delivery services to large global clients. With our experience of major capital projects all over the world we’re experts at managing the many moving parts involved in complex programmes, with 110 offices across 45 different countries. At the heart of our approach is a focus on better outcomes. With an independent view we do things smarter; we give the clarity and rigour to help teams work better together, to make an investment case stronger, to raise the standards of delivery and to maintain schedules and budgets.

We are equal opportunity employers. A copy of the policy statement on equal opportunity is provided upon request.

Job Description

• Hold the highest level of professional integrity and business ethics.
• Contribute to a positive team culture by promoting open communication, mutual respect, and shared accountability.
• Demonstrate professionalism, reliability, and a proactive attitude in team interactions.
• Motivate team members, and drive towards positive client outcomes and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Assist in onboarding new team members and helping them integrate into project workflows.
• Assist in conducting interviews for vacant positions in line with the team’s recruitment process and resource requirements.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams including clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders through consistent follow-up and responsiveness.
• Support conflict resolution and issue management by escalating appropriately and offering practical solutions.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across all stakeholders through structured meetings, reporting, and documentation.
• Critically analyze, challenge and brainstorm project requirements and cost deliverables, in order to find creative solutions and alternatives on behalf of clients.
• Collaborate in developing robust cost reporting structures and control mechanisms.

Project Controls & Reporting

• Act as Commission Manager, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex commissions or multiple commissions.
• Manage estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final revisions of cost plans.
• Lead the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Lead value engineering and life cycle costing exercises.
• Implement and maintain cost controls mechanisms incorporated into projects’ schedule, cost, risk, and change management.

Financial & Risk Management

• Lead commercial negotiations and contract administration on projects alongside the cost management team.
• Responsible for supporting the internal risk management procedures and systems, including client care processes and the contract database.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in cost management or construction projects (e.g. cost manager, construction manager, procurement, project manager, vendor, consultant, etc.).
• Strong communication and leadership skills; experience in people management is a plus.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to drive outcomes on behalf of clients and coordinate with construction and design teams to meet deadlines and deliverables.
• Experience in client management with solid experience in client-facing environments that require critical business development and advisory skills to enhance project delivery on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Native-level proficiency and business-level proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in Cost-X or equivalent cost estimation software.

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 promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

We’re the team behind the creation and operation of many of the world’s biggest projects, from rail and alternative energy to property and natural resources. Our people are committed to making the difference and we are inviting committed and qualified individuals to apply for this position. This is a great opportunity to join our cost management team to work on rail projects in Malaysia.

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