Cost Manager (m/f/d) – Construction Projects, Data Centres

Job title:

Cost Manager (m/f/d) – Construction Projects, Data Centres

Company

Turner & Townsend

Job description

Company DescriptionTurner & 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.​Please visit our website:Job DescriptionWe are seeking applications from an experienced construction based Cost Manager to join our team of experts in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Berlin.Job Objectives

• Pre and post-contract duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
• Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
• Taking responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations.
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
• Maintain central feedback and learning on cost estimating from prospects and projects and contribute to updating of best practices in estimating.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• A proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle.
• Experience of leading cost management commissions for large construction projects of high complexity.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• English skills are required as well as basic German skills (min. B1), and willingness to improve the German language skills.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Sound organisational skills; ability to multi-task and be a team player.
• Working knowledge of MS Office software and tools.
• Working knowledge of cost databases and/or estimating software is advantageous.

Additional InformationOur people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.​We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.​Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.​If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review. ​Please find out more about us at#LI-NE1Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: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 e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Expected salary

Location

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen

Job date

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 22:19:45 GMT

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