Senior Cost Manager – Retail

Overview

Join Turner & Townsend as a Senior Cost Manager delivering end-to-end cost services for a national retail client. You will work on a mix of new store, renewal, and refurbishment projects, guiding budgets, procurement, and final accounts across multiple sites. You’ll collaborate with client teams, contractors, and consultants to secure successful outcomes and maintain market knowledge. This role offers client-facing responsibility, independence, and a chance to shape cost management solutions for retail programs.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• flexible working environment
• work-life balance
• productive and healthy workplace
• inclusive environment
• opportunity to affect change

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-contract cost planning and estimating during design phases
• Prepare, review and manage project budgets across multiple retail projects
• Manage procurement and tender evaluation activities
• Assess progress claims, contract variations, and final accounts
• Monitor project costs and provide commercial advice to clients and project teams
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Woolworths project teams and stakeholders
• Support and mentor junior team members
• Engage with local construction and property markets to maintain market knowledge and cost benchmarks
• Collaborate with cost management and project management teams across multiple locations
• Deliver accurate reporting, forecasting, and commercial advice
• Take ownership of project deliverables and manage projects independently

Key requirements

• Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related discipline
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, or a similar role
• Strong experience in: Cost planning and estimating; Contract administration; Procurement and tendering; Progress claim assessment; Variation management; Final account negotiations
• Experience managing relationships with clients, contractors, and consultants
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Client-facing communication
• Relationship building
• Mentoring and coaching junior staff
• Cost planning and estimating
• Contract administration
• Procurement and tendering

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