Associate Director - Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

About the role

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. Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Associate Director, Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management services for a key client or several clients, primarily supporting commercial real estate programs alongside a diverse portfolio of projects. This individual will ensure successful management of both internal and external stakeholders and drive the delivery of high-quality cost management services. To be successful in this role, you must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, embedding, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.

Responsibilities

• Strong leadership skills, with experience leading cost management teams and ensuring delivery across all accountabilities on complex construction programs.
• Taking a lead role interfacing with clients, stakeholders, and consultants across all stages of commercial real estate and broader construction projects.
• Maintain excellent communication with clients and project teams throughout all project phases.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change management activities across the full project lifecycle, including fit-out, refurbishment, and ground-up developments.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with general contractors, owners’ representatives, and external stakeholders, taking responsibility for Turner & Townsend coordination within the overall construction process.
• Coordinate and assist with the strategic and operational delivery of Cost Management and Project Controls services across a variety of project types and sectors.
• Act as the primary point of contact for reporting on the