Cost Engineer

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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
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The Cost Engineer plays a key role in cost planning, monitoring and reporting, ensuring robust cost control throughput the project lifecycle. The role holder will take on responsibility in supporting the cost performance of our clients projects

Principal Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain detailed cost reports, forecasts, and budgets for assigned projects.
• Analyse cost performance and trends, identifying variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Prepare and review cost estimates and support benchmarking activities.
• Lead the monthly cost reporting cycle, including accruals, commitments, and actuals.
• Collaborate with planning and scheduling teams to ensure alignment between cost and time data.
• Support earned value management (EVM) processes and performance measurement.
• Maintain cost management systems and ensure data accuracy and consistency, including Ecosys.
• Contribute to risk and opportunity assessments from a cost perspective.
• Assist the change manager, support change control processes by evaluating the cost impact of project changes.
• Provide cost input to project reviews and governance forums.
• Mentor junior team members and support knowledge sharing across the team.
• Perform additional tasks, activities or other duties as may be required or assigned as part of the role.

Experience

• 5 years experience in a cost engineering or project control's role.
• Experience with cost management software (e.g., PRISM, EcoSys, SAP, or similar), is desirable.

Skills

• Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and cost management tools.
• Ability to interpret complex data and present findings clearly.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with project lifecycle stages and cost control principles.

• Knowledge of earned value management and performance metrics is desirable.
• Exposure to infrastructure, energy, defence, or construction projects is desirable.
• Working knowledge of risk management and change control processes is desirable.

Formal Education Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Project Controls, or a related discipline.

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