Director of Construction Cost Management

Responsibilities: Strong leadership skills, experience leading a cost management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities. Lead communications with clients and oversight of cost management team services. Lead research related to construction market conditions, including analysis of official published data. Produce thought leadership reports providing valuable insights to the construction market. Lead the strategic and operational management of the Cost Management practice, including service delivery, resource planning, business development, financial performance, and team growth. Set a clear vision, strategy, and annual business objectives for the Cost Management practice in alignment with regional and company goals. Oversee staffing, workload balancing, succession planning, and capability development to support current and future business needs. Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, industry partners, and internal stakeholders to support long-term growth and service excellence. Drive business development activities, including client engagement, market positioning, proposal development, and pursuit strategy. Monitor practice performance, including utilization, revenue, profitability, forecasting, and overall operational efficiency. Partner with regional leadership to identify market opportunities and execute growth strategies across targeted construction sectors. Grow and develop exceptional people, promoting a culture of learning, respect, and inclusivity. Knowledge management: Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared. Process improvement: Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes. Quality Control: Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits. Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls, and critical success factors based on company goals. Undertake internal BMS audits and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by the certification authority. Develop a detailed understanding of the regional construction market, acting as a brand ambassador and creating a pipeline of opportunities with existing and new clients. Identify and act upon cross-selling opportunities. Participate in meetings with senior leadership, directors, and staff, and prepare and deliver presentations. Financial Management: Using internal software, track ongoing revenue, margin levels, monthly fees, and resource requirements for each cost commission. Prepare proposals and RFP responses for new clients and projects. Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities with directors. Support the training, mentorship, and professional development of staff while fostering a high-performance and inclusive culture. Proactively partner with the talent acquisition team to attract top talent, actively manage resource requirements, and plan for future staffing needs. Be a role model that drives a one-business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and are to be adhered to where applicable.   Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction field. Graduate degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction Management, or Engineering preferred. 12+ years of relevant cost management, quantity surveying, or construction consulting experience. Previous experience leading a cost management practice, business unit, service line, or high-performing cost management team within a consulting environment. Demonstrated success managing team performance, business operations, resource planning, and financial performance. Prior people management experience, including coaching, mentoring, and developing professionals at all levels. Proven track record of managing successful cost management service delivery for clients. Proven track record of developing client relationships, winning work, and growing cost management services. Exceptional business development acumen and ambition to drive business growth. Major construction sector experience working with high-caliber clients across commercial real estate, corporate occupier, life sciences, data centers, industrial/manufacturing, and large capital projects. Demonstrated experience supporting complex ground-up developments, renovations, and restoration projects. SME in Quantity Surveying, and RICS certified or equivalent accreditation. Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills. 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.  *On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs* The base salary range for this full-time role is  $180K-$