Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor

Turner & Townsend; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work possibilities

Travel card for public transport in NL

Laptop & mobile provided

Career development opportunities

Office in Amsterdam and Eindhoven

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Amsterdam (NL) is seeking a Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management on major real estate and infrastructure projects. You will manage client relationships, mentor junior staff, and oversee cost plans, procurement, and commercial reporting.

The role requires extensive experience, English proficiency, Dutch desirable, and the ability to work across the full project lifecycle in a collaborative, high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant cost management or quantity surveying experience, preferably in consultancy.
• Strong experience delivering complex real estate and construction projects.
• Proven ability to lead client relationships and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent understanding of procurement strategies, contract administration, cost control, and commercial management.
• Experience mentoring junior team members and contributing to team development.
• Strong commercial awareness and proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently while leading project teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Dutch is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management services across the full project lifecycle from feasibility through to project completion.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients and key project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, identifying opportunities to support project and business growth.
• Prepare and oversee cost estimates, cost plans, budgets, and commercial reports.
• Lead procurement and tendering processes, including tender analysis, negotiations, and recommendations.
• Provide contract administration services, including management of change control, variations, claims, and final accounts.
• Deliver commercial and financial advice to clients and project teams.
• Manage project risks and opportunities, ensuring effective cost control throughout project delivery.
• Mentor and support junior Cost Managers and Quantity Surveyors.
• Contribute to business development activities, client presentations, proposals, and bid submissions.
• Support the continued growth and development of the Cost Management team in the Netherlands.

Skills

Cost management

Client relationship

Leadership

Procurement strategy

Contract administration

Change management

Communication (English)

Education

Quantity Surveying / Construction Economics / Civil Engineering / Construction Management

Job description

Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor

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.

Due to growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, Turner & Townsend's Cost Management division in the Netherlands is looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team.

Working within a collaborative, professional, and highly successful team, you will play a key role in delivering major real estate projects, managing client relationships, and supporting the growth of our Cost Management practice. You will take ownership of complex projects, provide commercial leadership, and mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management services across the full project lifecycle from feasibility through to project completion.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients and key project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, identifying opportunities to support project and business growth.
• Prepare and oversee cost estimates, cost plans, budgets, and commercial reports.
• Lead procurement and tendering processes, including tender analysis, negotiations, and recommendations.
• Provide contract administration services, including management of change control, variations, claims, and final accounts.
• Deliver commercial and financial advice to clients and project teams.
• Manage project risks and opportunities, ensuring effective cost control throughout project delivery.
• Mentor and support junior Cost Managers and Quantity Surveyors.
• Contribute to business development activities, client presentations, proposals, and bid submissions.
• Support the continued growth and development of the Cost Management team in the Netherlands.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant cost management or quantity surveying experience, preferably within a consultancy environment.
• Strong experience delivering complex real estate and construction projects.
• Proven experience leading client relationships and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent understanding of procurement strategies, contract administration, cost control, and commercial management.
• Experience mentoring junior team members and contributing to team development.
• Strong commercial awareness and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently while leading project teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Dutch is highly desirable.
• Candidates with the right to work in the Netherlands / Europe are preferred.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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