Senior Cost Manager, Infrastructure

About the role

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Senior Cost Manager for its infrastructure practice in Hong Kong. The role leads cost management services for construction projects, ensuring cost control and quality objectives are met, and coordinates with clients and stakeholders. It also covers commission management, including invoicing processes and project compliance through D-365.

Key responsibilities

• Lead cost management project teams and key cost management roles, and help onboard new team members and assist with recruitment interviews.
• Work with clients, consultants, contractors and suppliers, support conflict resolution and escalate issues appropriately.
• Analyse project requirements and cost deliverables, and help develop cost reporting structures and control mechanisms.
• Act as Commission Manager, owning end-to-end service delivery for large or complex commissions.
• Own estimating and cost planning, present final revisions of cost plans, and lead monthly post-contract cost reports.
• Lead value engineering and life cycle costing exercises, and implement cost controls within schedule, cost, risk and change management.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contract administration, and support internal risk management procedures and the contract database.
• Manage invoicing in D-365: validate invoice data, coordinate with finance teams, track status and resolve discrepancies.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction, Engineering or a related field; Master's degree is a plus.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in cost management or construction projects (cost manager, construction manager, procurement, project manager, consultant etc.).
• Strong communication and leadership skills; people management experience is a plus.
• Experience in client-facing environments, with advisory skills on value management, value engineering and life cycle costing.
• Cantonese at native level and business-level English.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Cost-X or equivalent cost estimation software.
• Additional experience with NEC contracts.