Associate Director - Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

Position: Associate Director - Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management
Company Description
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.

Job Description Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Associate Director, Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to provide leadership across a portfolio of commercial real estate, hospitality, and capital projects. The role is responsible for client relationship management, commercial oversight, team leadership, and the successful delivery of cost management and quantity surveying services. The Associate Director will also support business development initiatives, mentor project teams, and help drive the growth and strategic direction of the regional Cost Management practice.

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.

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 overall commercial status of projects and programs.

Drive Turner & Townsend best practices at all stages of a project or program.

Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures, processes, templates, and tools.

Undertake staff performance reviews and support career development initiatives.

Set a clear strategy and ambition for the team aligned with client and business objectives.

Identify, coach, and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate team success.

Grow and develop high-performing teams across cost management and quantity surveying disciplines.

Demonstrate excellence in leadership and service delivery in line with client expectations and contractual requirements.

Manage financial performance by utilizing internal…