Senior Cost Manager (Civil)

Turner & Townsend; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Singapore is seeking a seasoned Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management for major civil and infrastructure projects. You will oversee pre-contract and post-contract activities, manage budgets, and advise on value engineering and life cycle costing.

The ideal candidate has at least 7 years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in Cost Management/Quantity Surveying, and strong leadership and client-management skills to deliver client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in cost management or construction projects.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; people management is a plus.
• Experience in client management and value engineering, life cycle costing.

Responsibilities

• Pre-contract and post-contract QS functions.
• Measurement and estimating for civil and structural works.
• Contract management including change/variation control, progress payment assessments and budget forecasting.
• Liaison with clients and contractor QS teams on variation assessment and final accounts.
• Support project closure with final accounts and negotiations.

Skills

Leadership

Client management

Cost management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cost Management

Master's degree is a plus

Tools

Cost-X

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.

Pre-contract and post-contract QS functions, covering:

• Measurement and estimating on civil and structural works – airfield, concrete and steel structure
• Contract management including change/variation control, interim assessment of progress payment, budget forecast and control, and claim review
• Support project closure, including final account
• Airfield and Civil Work package lead within the QS team
• Client interfacing – responsible to liaise with Client’s PIC on design and construction issues
• Support the wider QS team on pre‑tender estimate, tender queries, change control/tracking and tender evaluation
• Budget tracking, control and reporting
• Liaison with Contractor’s package QS on variation assessment and progress payment evaluation
• Claim review and final account negotiation

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 in 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 environment that requires incumbent to utilise critical business development skills and advisory skills to enhance project delivery on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Proficiency in Cost-X or equivalent cost estimation software.