
Senior Cost Manager - Pre-Contract
At a Glance
- Category
- 🏗️ Construction & Engineering
- Level
- Mid-Level
- Type
- Full-time
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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.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Cost Manager (Pre-Contract), to join our talented Infrastructure team based in Riyadh, working on one of our major aviation programs.
SCOPE:
The Senior Cost Manager will support our commission leads in pre-contract estimating and cost planning responsibilities within a complex program.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:
- Undertake pre-contract cost estimating and budgeting activities, providing accurate cost advice to support project planning and decision-making.
- Provide excellent service delivery to clients, gain their trust and enhance our reputation.
- Support the Commission Manager’s, taking responsibility for allocated tasks.
- Ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service from pre contract to construction completion.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
- Previous experience of working on major programs for Infrastructure or Aviation projects within a cost consultancy environment.
- Solid experience and capability of pre-contract services from feasibility through to tendering, cost planning, estimating of civil and MEP works.
- Candidate must be able to demonstrate proven experience of working in a high-pressured, busy project, within a client environment.
Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar.
- Professional membership is an advantage i.e. MRICS.
- Minimum 5-10 years’ experience in similar roles.
- Good knowledge of the construction industry and technical matters.
- Knowledge of CostX (BIM experience is an advantage).
Additional Information
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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Requirements
- •Previous experience on major Infrastructure or Aviation programs
- •Experience in a cost consultancy environment
- •Capability in pre-contract services from feasibility to tendering
- •Experience in cost planning and estimating of civil and MEP works
- •Proven experience in high-pressure, busy project environments
- •Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar
- •Minimum 5-10 years’ experience in similar roles
- •Good knowledge of construction industry and technical matters
Nice to Have
- •Professional membership (e.g., MRICS)
- •BIM experience
Responsibilities
- •Undertake pre-contract cost estimating and budgeting activities
- •Provide accurate cost advice to support project planning and decision-making
- •Provide excellent service delivery to clients
- •Support the Commission Manager’s by taking responsibility for allocated tasks
- •Ensure client objectives are met through effective cost management from pre-contract to completion
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Turner & Townsend provides project management, cost management, and consulting services for the construction and infrastructure sectors. They serve clients globally on major capital projects.



