Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day cost management activities and assist with client, contractor, and design team interactions
• Assist with cost planning, estimating, and forecasting from early works through major construction phases
• Review, assess, and support the evaluation of change orders across multiple construction trades
• Participate with the design services team and contractors in the development and reconciliation of cost estimates
• Assist in managing valuations, cost checks, contingency tracking, and commitment logs
• Gather and coordinate cost data from subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams
• Support the preparation of written comments on contractor submissions and cost reports
• Contribute to cost-informed decision-making by identifying potential cost, risk, and value impacts
• Support post-contract cost variance analysis and formal change control processes
• Assist with the review of contractor and subcontractor pricing
• Contribute to value engineering and cost optimization exercises
• Help prepare accurate monthly cost reports and funding data presentations
• Maintain organized cost records, benchmark data, and audit documentation
• Use internal systems to support fee tracking, forecasts, and financial reporting

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Engineering, or a related discipline
• 3–7 years of relevant experience in cost management or quantity surveying within the construction industry
• Experience supporting cost management on mission-critical or technically complex construction projects
• Exposure to trade-level and package-specific cost management
• Working knowledge of procurement routes, cost planning, and value management principles
• Professional working proficiency in Korean and English
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a construction consultancy environment
• RICS accreditation or progress toward chartership

About the Company

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries, working across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources.