Cost Manager

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Company Description

Working in partnership with our clients, we deliver major projects and programmes with skill and precision, by focusing on outcomes and driving high performance.

Delivering innovative solutions and exceptional outcomes across our sectors, we drive the success of our client's projects and programmes through effective planning, highly skilled teams, and rigorous controls.

Our capabilities include asset management, controls and performance, cost and commercial management, digital, procurement and supply chain, programme advisory, project management and sustainability. Backed by our extensive experience, we focus on outcomes to transform client's projects and programmes.

With over 133 offices across 47 countries, we are an organisation of over GBP 1.5 billion turnover and 12,000+ talented team members across the world. In 2025, we are combining with CBRE's Project Management business to create the premier, differentiated programme, project, and cost management capability globally. Through this change, our profile in Asia will scale significantly, comprising a team of over 4000 staff across all major countries in region. The combination of our programme management and project management and commercial management capabilities will provide a unique opportunity to do things for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Perform cost management activities on site including but not limited to: tendering and procuring, pre-qualification management, tender list preparation, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report, and contractual document compilation.
• Make cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate cost checking and valuation.
• Perform measurement of works and develop Notes On Pricing.
• Vetting of Packages Bid Form; bidders qualifications and bidder list proposals for each procurement package.
• Perform general procurement (commercial and contractual) administration, management, and support.
• Provide regular reports on procurement progress and cost tracking; procurement package delivery status.
• Develop implementation plan, including timing, resources, and program management to achieve identified savings.
• Advise on contingencies and projected cost escalation for labour and material.
• Participate in design meetings, bid interviews and negotiations.
• Determine Contractor's Basis Of Estimate and provide professional advice.
• Drive negotiations for change orders and track negotiation efforts.
• Conduct sourcing events (RFQ/RFP), negotiate with bidders, bid awards with Decision Analysis, and draft Tender Recommendation Reports as needed.
• Validate GC Cost of Works, Change Orders, and Monthly Claim Recommendations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management/Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 - 8 years' experience in related fields.
• Excellent technical knowledge across Cost Management duties: cost estimates, bills of quantities, value engineering, tendering and evaluation, contract knowledge, change orders, and final accounts close-out.
• Experience across sectors (public, mixed development, industrial, semiconductor, life sciences/pharma, data centers, hi-tech, infrastructure, etc.).
• Experience from a consultancy background; well-versed with mechanical and electrical (M&E) work experience.
• Team player with leadership and problem-solving skills; excellent English communication.

Additional Information

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management
• Consulting
• Engineering

Industries

• Construction
• Civil Engineering
• Business Consulting and Services

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