External opportunity
Cost Manager - Civil (Interior Fit-out & Data Center)
Turner & Townsend
Posted 20 Jan 2026 · Engineering
Job description
Job Description
Role Overview
As a Cost Manager, you are expected to manage the core functions of cost management services for construction projects, ensuring cost control and quality objectives are met. You are expected to ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost management service and foster a collaborative and high-performing project environment.
Key Responsibilities
Project support and coordination
Possesses in-depth knowledge of pre-contract and post-contract cost management services.
Experienced in estimating, rate analysis, and cost planning, with the ability to develop and present final cost plans to clients.
Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
Tendering and procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and support in change control processes, where applicable referring major changes to reporting manager.
Governance & Reporting
Producing monthly post contract cost reports and supporting the presentation to the client.
Provide inputs to Value Engineering exercises, where applicable.
Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
Identifying ways in which cost management procedures, templates and products can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database.
Collaborate to deliver our best work – Work as an effective member of the cost management team, including where appropriate, taking effective responsibility for Assistant Cost Managers.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree is a plus.
6-8 years’ experience in cost management or construction projects (e.g. cost manager, construction manager, procurement, project manager, vendor, consultant etc.).
Strong understanding of quantity surveying, tools, and methodologies.
Native-level proficiency in (local language), Business-level proficiency in English.
Proficiency in Cost-X or equivalent cost estimation software.
Proficient communication and interpersonal skills.
Additional Information
KPIs
Your performance KPIs will be evaluated as part of every employee’s performance review process, including the following:
Achieve ≥ 85% satisfaction score from clients and internal stakeholders in post-project reviews.
Achieve 100% compliance with internal governance processes and external regulatory standards (e.g., safety, environmental).
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Company Description
Company Details:
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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Pay, skills & work eligibility
Compensation
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Location, eligibility & working hours
- Listed work location
- Hyderabad, ASIA, India
- Visa sponsorship
- Not stated clearly
- Relocation support
- Not stated clearly
- Working hours / time zone
- Not stated clearly
- Work authorization wording
- 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.
Remote does not automatically mean work from any country. A location match does not confirm work authorization, sponsorship or relocation eligibility.
Requirements at a glance
Experience mentioned: 6–8 years
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Location & work arrangement
Listed work locations
- Hyderabad, ASIA, India