Senior Cost Manager

Company 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.

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Job Description

• The primary purpose of this role is to enable the successful delivery of Major Projects' capital program by providing expert portfolio support, strategic coordination, and data-driven insights.
• The role ensures that governance processes are effectively managed from submission through to final approval, while also supporting executive leadership through the preparation of high-quality materials and timely follow-up of actions.
• By leading the forward planning of Board and external approvals, developing robust capital delivery reports, and analysing complex cost and schedule data, the role contributes to informed decision-making and proactive risk management.
• It plays a critical part in raising standards across systems, processes, and capability, ultimately enhancing the efficiency, transparency, and performance of the entire capital delivery portfolio.
• Support the coordination of the approvals process from submission through to final approval across relevant governance forums.
• Assist in the preparation and coordination of periodic MG Executive Team meetings, including developing presentations and tracking follow-up actions.
• Contribute to the forward planning of Board and External Approval submissions, helping to ensure timelines are realistic and achievable.
• Assist in the preparation of capital delivery reports and presentations, including gathering and organizing required data and information.
• Conduct analysis and support the interrogation of cost and schedule metrics across multiple complex projects and programs.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, systems, and capabilities related to cost, schedule, and risk management.
• Support the development and maintenance of data models that ensure accurate management of budgets, forecasts, schedules, and estimates.
• Analyse cost and schedule data to help identify trends and emerging issues, and support the management team in determining corrective actions and focus areas.
• Deliver high-quality and timely portfolio support services to all areas of Major Projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement is a Degree in Construction.
• Strong understanding of Project cost, schedule and Power BI
• 5+ years cost management experience, preferably in a private practice or construction organisation.

Additional Information
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.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
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 all sectors of the community.
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