Senior/Associate Cost Manager - Infrastructure & Defence

About the role

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Senior/Associate Cost Manager in Perth for its Infrastructure and Defence practice. You will lead end-to-end cost management commissions on medium to large, complex construction projects, act as the day-to-day client interface and help shape successful project outcomes while building trusted client relationships.

Key responsibilities

• Lead cost management commissions on medium to large, complex construction projects
• Act as the day-to-day client interface, ensuring objectives are met and expectations exceeded
• Deliver projects to agreed time, cost and quality targets across the full project lifecycle
• Produce feasibility studies, cost plans, procurement strategies and tender documentation
• Manage tendering and procurement from prequalification through to contract award
• Provide post-contract cost control, including valuations, change management and reporting
• Mentor and manage cost management team members
• Contribute to business development through client engagement, cross-selling and bid support

Required profile

• Australian citizenship with baseline clearance, or UK citizenship with current security clearance
• Recognised degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management
• MRICS and/or AIQS accreditation with substantial industry experience
• 6-11 years' experience delivering consultancy services in the construction sector
• Proven experience leading cost management commissions on complex projects or programmes
• Demonstrated people management experience in a project or consultancy environment

Required skills

• Strong technical knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering
• Thorough understanding of the full project lifecycle, from inception to post-completion
• Industry-standard software such as CostX, CATO and CADMeas (preferred)