(MEP/CSA) Assistant Cost Manager - Data Centre

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.

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: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Role Summary 

As an Assistant Cost Manager for Data Centre Projects, you will support the delivery of cost management services across fast‑paced, service‑intensive environments. Working under the guidance of a Cost Manager or Senior Cost Manager, you will assist with cost planning, tender support, contract administration, and reporting activities.

Pre‑Contract Support

• Assist in preparing cost estimates, cost plans, and budgets for data centre projects.
• Support quantity take‑offs and rate analysis for MEP or CSA packages depending on background.
• Help prepare tender documentation, gather quotations, and support tender analyses and evaluations.
• Assist in compiling contract documents and supporting procurement activities.

Post‑Contract Support

• Help track project costs, monitor variations, and assist in change control procedures.
• Support preparation of monthly cost reports and updates for clients.
• Collect and verify data required for progress valuations and payment certifications.
• Coordinate with contractors and consultants to verify work progress and financial claims.

Governance & Coordination

• Maintain organised documentation, cost records, and audit‑ready files throughout the project.
• Assist in value engineering discussions and cost‑saving reviews.
• Support the project team by providing timely inputs during meetings, workshops, and client discussions.
• Ensure key information and learning from each project is uploaded into internal knowledge platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2-5 years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, construction, or related fields.
• Exposure to MEP‑intensive, industrial, or data centre projects is preferred but not mandatory.
• Good understanding of basic cost management concepts (estimating, tendering, cost plans, reporting).
• Good communication and teamwork skills with the ability to support multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in cost software such as CostX or willingness to learn.
• Business‑level English and native proficiency in the local language.

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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