Cost Manager – Commercial Real Estate Construction

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $100k - $135k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Turner & Townsend

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10,000+ employees

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏠 Real Estate

Construction • Consulting • Real Estate

Turner & Townsend is a global consultancy business that serves clients in the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. With a commitment to building trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society, they focus on delivering better outcomes that positively impact the world. Their specialities include programme strategy and setup, programme management, cost and commercial management, project management, procurement, safety, health and quality, controls and performance, technology and data, and advisory services. With 75 years of experience, Turner & Townsend aims to transform performance for a greener, more inclusive, and productive world.

📋 Description

• Provide cost management services throughout the project lifecycle for commercial real estate construction projects across the United States • Advise clients on procurement strategies and manage vendor prequalification • Assess proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents; conduct bid interviews; and manage vendor appointments • Develop, review, and present project estimates covering construction, fees, direct work, and other costs • Present value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to clients • Review, validate, and challenge vendor costs using benchmark data • Establish cost reporting schedules and review and present cost reports and forecasts • Maintain commercial risk registers and host periodic project team and vendor meetings • Manage cost control, payment applications, contractor entitlements, change orders, and contractual disputes • Monitor invoicing processes • Benchmark performance against successful commissions • Manage final accounting, post-contract audits, and account closeouts • Conduct post-contract reviews and develop lessons-learned and training documents • Develop project handover procedures • Use Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, cost estimating software, and take-off software • Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field • Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in a cost management role in the construction industry • RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable • Experience supporting cost management on medium or large-sized construction projects • Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred • Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering • Strong communication skills • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary project team • Proactive, client-focused approach • Analytical and stakeholder management skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonuses may be available in addition to base salary • Comprehensive benefits package • Flexible working environment • Work-life balance support • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace • Confidential handling of applicant information