Cost Manager / Senior Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 vacation days

NS travel card

Hybrid work possibilities

Monthly team events

Hybrid work possibilities

Team events

Career opportunities

International projects

Social networks

Job summary

A global professional services company in Amsterdam is seeking a skilled Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join their Cost Management division. This role offers the chance to work within a friendly team and take ownership of projects. Key responsibilities include managing cost estimates, contract administration, and fostering client relationships. Required qualifications include a recognized degree and relevant experience in real estate construction. The firm promotes a positive work environment with hybrid work options and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience as a QS or Cost Manager ideally in a consultancy environment.
• Sector experience across real estate construction projects.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to clients.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently.
• Fluent in English; Dutch language skills preferred.
• Eligible to work in the Netherlands/Europe.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Responsible for pre- and post-contract quantity surveying duties.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procurement management including pre-qualification, tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis and contract documents.

Skills

Client relationship management

Cost estimating

Tendering and procurement

English proficiency

Dutch proficiency

Education

Recognized Degree Qualification

Job description

Overview

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

Due to growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, Turner & Townsend's Cost Management division in the Netherlands requires a suitably qualified and experienced Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our team. 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, final account, etc.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents

Qualifications

• A recognized Degree Qualification
• Relevant work experience as a QS or Cost Manager ideally in a consultancy environment.
• Sector experience across real estate construction projects
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients and have the ability to work independently.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and preferably Dutch with excellent report and bid writing skills.
• Candidates with the right to work in the Netherlands/ Europe are preferred.

Additional Information

What we offer you

At Turner & Townsend we want our people to succeed in both work and life, we promote a healthy, productive and flexible environment. In addition, you can expect:

• A competitive salary based on the position and your experience;
• 25 vacation days with the option to purchase additional days;
• Offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven, conveniently located;
• A NS travel card for public transportation in the Netherlands;
• A laptop and phone: Anything you need for your work;
• Hybrid work possibilities: Working from home, our offices or the client site;
• Monthly team events where you get to know your colleagues better informally (barbecuing, a graffiti workshop, making chocolates, padel/golf/running);
• Career opportunities that are tailored to your ambition;
• Working on high-profile projects with international opportunities;
• You will be part of a driven and enthusiastic team that will give you a warm welcome to T&T;
• Room and support for your personal development;
• Possibility to join one of our social networks such as Corporate Responsibility, Equality Diversity and Inclusion or bring a new interest to your colleagues!

Equal Opportunity

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.

Turner & Townsend value greatly and have a focus on Corporate Responsibilities (CR), this includes a day’s leave entitlement to support a local charity or community activity along with the opportunity to participate in several office events that held throughout the year.

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