Cost Management Construction Project Analyst – Graduate Development Program

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.

Do you want to be part of our successful Graduate Development Program supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend across the U.S. We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking Cost Management Analyst to work in our growing team. The route to becoming a professional at Turner & Townsend involves development in various competencies. The Turner & Townsend Graduate Development Program has been designed to provide recent graduates, with less than two years of industry experience, with opportunities to further develop their careers and offer exposure to the services in which we specialize in order to become a successful consultant upon graduation of the program. The Program is intended to take approximately 2 years in duration, and experience is based upon achievement of various competencies in each core service. The program is offered at our Houston, TX location.

Responsibilities

• Project Estimation & Validation: Support in development of comprehensive project estimates, including construction, fees, direct work, and other associated costs. Engage with vendors to review, validate, and challenge cost inputs. Utilize benchmark data from previous projects to inform and assess estimate accuracy.
• Capital Planning Support: Advise clients on capital planning strategies across large-scale portfolios. Provide insights to optimize investment decisions and long-term financial planning.
• Procurement Strategy & Vendor Management: Support procurement activities including vendor prequalification, bid evaluation, and bid leveling. Facilitate bid interviews and provide final recommendations for vendor selection. Oversee the appointment process in alignment with client objectives.