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Senior Cost Manager
Turner & Townsend
Employer posted: April 28, 2026. Source checked: October 14, 2026 4:35 am. Availability and final application requirements are confirmed on the employer’s site.
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About this opportunity
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 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.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a Senior Cost Manager within our Real Estate team to work with a variety of clients and across a number of projects in the Dublin area.
We’re looking for individuals possessing a keen interest in this space with a good knowledge of construction, whether from a Main Contracting or consulting background; who possess an outgoing/collaborative approach, to help guide the contractor and client through the process on a number of iconic projects.
Commission Management, to include:
- Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
- Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
- Preparation of Bills of Quantities in accordance with ARM
- Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage
- Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes specifically for the PWCF1 contract and ideally with experience of delivering for the HSE and Department of Education & Youth using their Design Team Procedures
- Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
- Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
- Inputting into value engineering
- Negotiating and agreeing final accounts.
- Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
Qualifications
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• A proven track record of delivering high‑quality cost management and quantity surveying services across the full project lifecycle.
• Professional qualification (RICS or equivalent).
• Significant experience in the Irish market (experience in public works preferred).
• Degree or HNC‑level qualification.
• Experience working on Public Works Contracts (PW‑CF1 or PW‑CF2) and delivering services in accordance with CWMF Stages (i to v) preferred.
• Experience delivering projects for the Department of Education using the Design Team Procedures is also preferred.
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Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in 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 and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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