Senior Cost Controller

Sccsinternational; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Cost Controller to oversee cost control systems for medium-scale projects. The role includes budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow analysis, with strong emphasis on data integrity and audit readiness.

You will collaborate on estimates, schedules, and cost reporting, ensuring SOX controls where applicable, in a global professional services environment. A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years’ relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.

Responsibilities

• Implement, administer and maintain cost control system and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts for projects of medium complexity and value.
• Assist in the preparation and review of cost estimates.
• Provide cost information to support decision and alternative selection.
• Evaluate and analyze fee proposals / bids and provide recommendation for decision making.
• Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis.
• Maintain and manage the cost report and provide regular updates on financial position.
• Assist in the development, validation and maintenance of the project schedule.
• Assist in developing reporting tracking tools and generating cost reports on a regular basis, including evaluation of earned value.
• Build intricate spreadsheets to enable fast and accurate data manipulation of large datasets.
• Extract data from several sources, transforming it to fit operational needs.
• Reconcile data to support complete accuracy and create a clean audit trail.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

• Compensation: USD 120,000 - USD 140,000 - yearly

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand 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 andprogrammesas we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities includeprogramme, 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 estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experiencedCost Controllerlooking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment

As Cost Controller, you will be involved with:

• Implement,administerandmaintaincost control system and procedures to track project budgets, commitments,expendituresand forecasts for projects of medium complexity and value
• Assistin the preparation and review of cost estimates
• Provide cost information to support decision and alternativeselection
• Evaluate and analyze fee proposals / bids and provide recommendation for decision making
• Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis
• Maintain and manage the cost report and provide regular updates on financial position.
• Assistin the development,validationand maintenance of the project schedule.
• Assistin developing reporting tracking tools and generating cost reports on a regular basis, including evaluation of earned value.
• Build intricate spreadsheets to enable fast andaccuratedata manipulation of large datasets.
• Extract data from several sources, transforming it to fit operational needs.
• Reconcile data to support complete accuracy and create a clean audit trail.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying,engineeringor field related to construction.

Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.

Experience supportingcost management on medium orlarge sizedconstruction projects.

Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

Goodknowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management,and value engineering.

Strongcommunicationskills.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [e-mail] . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [e-mail] . This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

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