Lead Cost Consultant

2 months ago


Singapur, Singapore Turner & Townsend Full time

Company Overview

Who is Turner & Townsend?

Across the globe, individuals rely on the buildings, infrastructure, and assets we have contributed to. This includes the hospitals they visit, the railways they commute on, the energy that fuels their vehicles, or the data centers they depend on for their work. For over 75 years, we have been instrumental in delivering transformative programs within the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors, positively impacting lives and ensuring returns on investment for our clients and their stakeholders.

Our Mission:

Driving performance for a sustainable, inclusive, and efficient world.

The world is evolving, and we hold the responsibility to support and drive this change. Through the dedication, expertise, and care our team provides, we foster trust among clients, suppliers, governments, and society. We aim to deliver superior outcomes that positively influence the environment around us. Our approach is to work intelligently to tackle future challenges, providing the clarity that enables teams to unlock their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. This is how we have made a significant impact for over 75 years.

Our Core Values:

Embrace Challenges: We thrive on challenges and strive to implement change, ensuring we see initiatives through to completion. We continuously push ourselves and others to improve and are entrusted to uphold high standards.

Collaboration is Key: We believe in the power of collaboration, connecting diverse teams to achieve our best results. We prioritize what truly matters and leverage our influence to create a better world for all.

Empowering Everyone: We are committed to bringing out the best in each individual. We support one another in maximizing our potential, learning from our experiences, and treating each other with respect and care, ensuring everyone has a voice.

Role Overview

In this position, you will undertake cost management responsibilities on-site, including but not limited to the following:

  • Overseeing tendering and procurement processes, which includes managing pre-qualification stages, compiling tender lists, preparing preliminaries, conducting tender analyses, generating tender reports, and assembling contractual documents.
  • Ensuring accurate and timely cost checks and valuations on larger projects.
  • Measuring works and developing pricing notes.
  • Reviewing package bid forms, qualifications of bidders, and proposals for each procurement package.
  • Managing general procurement administration, including commercial and contractual support.
  • Providing regular updates on procurement progress and cost tracking.
  • Reporting on the status of procurement package delivery.
  • Developing implementation plans, encompassing timing, resources, and program management to achieve identified savings for assigned projects.
  • Advising on contingency percentages and projected cost escalations for labor and materials.
  • Participating in design meetings, bid interviews, and negotiations.
  • Evaluating contractors' basis of estimates and offering professional advice.
  • Leading negotiations for change orders and monitoring negotiation efforts.
  • Conducting sourcing events, including requests for quotations (RFQ) or proposals (RFP), negotiating with bidders, awarding bids with decision analysis, and drafting tender recommendation reports as necessary.
  • Validating general contractor costs of works, change orders, and monthly claim recommendations.

Required Qualifications

  • A degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management/Engineering, or a related field.
  • A minimum of 8 years of experience in relevant areas.
  • Strong technical knowledge and experience across the spectrum of cost management duties, including cost estimates, bills of quantities, value engineering, tendering and evaluation, contract knowledge, change orders, and final account close-out.
  • Preference for candidates with experience in industrial sectors, data centers, high-tech manufacturing, or semiconductor industries.
  • Background in consultancy with a solid understanding of mechanical and electrical (M&E) work.
  • A collaborative team player with strong leadership and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to negotiate, influence, and persuade effectively.

Additional Information

Our motivated team members share our vision and mission. We strive to create a positive work environment where every individual has the opportunity to make an impact.

We are dedicated to ensuring our employees succeed both professionally and personally. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible work environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees, actively encouraging applications from all sectors of the community.

For more information about us, please visit our website.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. To be an authorized Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, a formal written agreement must be in place, and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.


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