(CSA) Cost Manager (Hospitality / Tourism / Urban Development)

Turner & Townsend
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Hospitality & Food ServiceExperience: 6-10 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Commercial and financial management","Contract administration","Stakeholder management","Client-facing communication","Time management"]

Manage cost planning, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly cost reporting across hospitality, tourism, mixed-use, and urban development projects. Lead contract administration including variations, claims, and final account negotiations, and assess contractor claims and cost impacts. Provide proactive commercial cost advice, identify cost risks/opportunities, support value engineering, and help guide junior Assistant Cost Managers throughout pre- and post-contract activities.

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(CSA) Cost Manager (Hospitality / Tourism / Urban Development)

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Job Summary

Manage cost planning, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly cost reporting across hospitality, tourism, mixed-use, and urban development projects. Lead contract administration including variations, claims, and final account negotiations, and assess contractor claims and cost impacts. Provide proactive commercial cost advice, identify cost risks/opportunities, support value engineering, and help guide junior Assistant Cost Managers throughout pre- and post-contract activities.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hospitality & Food Service
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Prepare, develop, and manage project budgets, cost plans, and cost forecasts throughout all project stages.
  • •Monitor project expenditure and provide proactive cost advice to support commercial decision-making.
  • •Administer project contracts, manage variations and change control, and handle contractor claims and final account negotiations.
  • •Assess and prepare recommendations on contractor claims and entitlement submissions, including cost impacts from variations and compensation events.
  • •Produce monthly cost reports, financial forecasts, cash flow updates, and manage cost reporting and financial control procedures.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • •Professional accreditation (MRICS, AIQS, CIQS, or equivalent) advantageous.
  • •Minimum 6-10 years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or commercial management.
  • •Experience delivering hospitality, tourism, urban development, mixed-use, hotel, resort, or large-scale development projects.
  • •Strong understanding of pre-contract and post-contract cost management functions, with consultancy experience highly preferred.
Experience:6-10 yearsHospitalityTourismUrban developmentMixed-useConstruction
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Commercial and financial managementContract administrationStakeholder managementClient-facing communicationTime management
Certifications:MRICSAIQSCIQS
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Microsoft ExcelCostX

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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