Senior Cost Engineer

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.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Engineer to support the delivery of large-scale capital construction, renovation, workplace, laboratory, and industrial projects. This role will serve as a key client-facing resource, providing cost management, commercial oversight, and project controls support throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will be proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate change orders and support commercial management activities throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Prepare cost plans, estimates, and budgets, presenting findings and recommendations to project stakeholders.
• Reconcile project cost changes and review contractor pricing to validate accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate with project teams, contractors, consultants, and client stakeholders to gather project status information and prepare cost reports and forecasts.
• Review and provide written comments on contractor submissions, cost proposals, and commercial documentation.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information, including contractor, supplier, consultant, and design team inputs.
• Support project teams by identifying cost impacts, budget risks, and value improvement opportunities.
• Work proactively to resolve commercial and project controls issues with minimal supervision.
• Perform cost validation, cost checking, valuations, and benchmarking activities across multiple projects.
• Manage change control processes, cost variance reporting, contingency management, and commitment tracking.
• Prepare funding requests, executive summary reports, and value engineering analyses.
• Develop cost plans and estimates throughout design and construction phases, updating estimates at key project milestones.
• Provide commercial input into design reviews, procurement strategies, and value engineering exercises.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and support commercial negotiations on behalf of the client.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure cost auditing, cost validation, and financial controls are implemented and maintained.
• Produce monthly cost reports, forecasts, and project performance metrics for client review.
• Support final account negotiations and project closeout activities.
• Maintain benchmarking databases and historical cost information for future reference.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to team development and knowledge sharing.
• Support financial management activities, including fee forecasting, resource planning, and project performance reporting.
• Implement and maintain company procedures, tools, and best practices.
• 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, Engineering, or a related construction discipline.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience in cost engineering, cost management, quantity surveying, project controls, or commercial management within the construction industry.
• Experience supporting commercial office, corporate real estate, laboratory, re