Cost Manager: Pre-Contract & Tendering Expert

Turner & Townsend; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Auckland, New Zealand, is seeking a Cost Manager with strong post‑graduate experience to support cost planning, tender analysis and reporting across real estate, infrastructure and related sectors.

You will price items from first principles, assess tender returns and variations, and prepare payments and reports. The role uses CostX and Hive for delivering project outcomes, with opportunities across pre- and post‑contract work.

Qualifications

• 3+ years post graduate experience.
• RICS member or pathway toward membership.
• Experience in CostX preferred.
• Experience across pre-contract, procurement and post-contract activities.

Responsibilities

• Measure all cost elements for preparation of cost plan.
• Price items within a cost plan from first principles including market engagement where required.
• Preparation of cost reports.
• Assessment of tender returns and preparation of tender recommendation report.
• Assessment of contractor variations.
• Assessment of contractor payment claims and preparation of a payment recommendation to the Superintendent.
• Compilation of benchmarking and market intelligence data.
• Utilisation of our digital offering, the Hive, for implementation of all deliverables.

Skills

Cost management

Tender analysis

Financial reporting

Benchmarking

Value engineering

Education

RICS member or pathway

Tools

CostX

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Auckland, New Zealand, is seeking a Cost Manager with strong post‑graduate experience to support cost planning, tender analysis and reporting across real estate, infrastructure and related sectors.

You will price items from first principles, assess tender returns and variations, and prepare payments and reports. The role uses CostX and Hive for delivering project outcomes, with opportunities across pre- and post‑contract work.