Associate/Director, Cost Management

Turner-; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Singapore is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager to lead cost management across CSA and MEP disciplines. You will oversee cost plans, budgets, and procurement strategies while managing tender processes and contract administration.

You will interface with clients and engineers to drive value and ensure compliant commercial outcomes across complex projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building, QS and Construction related engineering or equivalent.
• APQS Tier 1 accreditation and RICS/SISV membership is required.
• Minimum 15 years in quantity surveying with project leadership.
• Experience on at least 3 projects using PSSCOC.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of cost managers across CSA and MEP disciplines throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Oversee the preparation and review of cost plans, detailed estimates, budgets, and expenditure approvals to ensure effective cost management and project delivery.
• Develop and implement optimal packaging strategies and procurement approaches to achieve project objectives and maximize value.
• Manage tender processes, including tender preparation, invitation, evaluation, recommendation, and contract award.
• Administer contracts and provide commercial leadership on cost control, variation management, and final account negotiations.
• Serve as the primary interface with clients and key stakeholders, including Lead Engineers, Superintending Officers (SO), and SO Representatives, to ensure alignment on project and commercial matters.
• Review and analyze project costs, providing strategic advice on contractual matters, claims, variations, and dispute resolution.
• Lead and mentor the cost management team, ensuring high standards of service delivery, technical excellence, and compliance with project requirements.
• Monitor project financial performance and identify opportunities for cost optimization, risk mitigation, and value enhancement.
• Ensure all commercial and contractual activities are executed in accordance with project governance, procurement policies, and contractual obligations.

Skills

Project leadership

Cost management

Procurement strategies

Contract administration

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Degree in Building/ QS/ Construction related engineering

APQS Tier 1 accreditation

Tools

PSSCOC experience

Job description

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.

• Lead and manage a team of Cost Managers across CSA and MEP disciplines throughout the full project lifecycle, from project inception to final account closure.
• Oversee the preparation and review of cost plans, detailed estimates, budgets, and expenditure approvals to ensure effective cost management and project delivery.
• Develop and implement optimal packaging strategies and procurement approaches to achieve project objectives and maximize value.
• Manage tender processes, including tender preparation, invitation, evaluation, recommendation, and contract award.
• Administer contracts and provide commercial leadership on cost control, variation management, and final account negotiations.
• Serve as the primary interface with clients and key stakeholders, including Lead Engineers, Superintending Officers (SO), and SO Representatives, to ensure alignment on project and commercial matters.
• Review and analyze project costs, providing strategic advice on contractual matters, claims, variations, and dispute resolution.
• Lead and mentor the cost management team, ensuring high standards of service delivery, technical excellence, and compliance with project requirements.
• Monitor project financial performance and identify opportunities for cost optimization, risk mitigation, and value enhancement.
• Ensure all commercial and contractual activities are executed in accordance with project governance, procurement policies, and contractual obligations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building, QS and Construction related engineering or equivalent;
• Possessatleastoverall15yearsofpracticalexperienceasaProject QuantitySurveyorand AccreditedProfessionalQuantitySurveyor (APQS)ofTier1;
• ProfessionalmemberofRoyalInstituteofCharteredSurveyors(RICS) orSingaporeInstituteofSurveyorsandValuers(SISV)orequivalent, withatleast5yearsofpracticalexperiencepost‐registrationwith RICSorSISVorequivalentinprovidingquantitysurveyingconsultancyservices;
• Possess experience of at least 3 projects using PSSCOC.

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