Lead Cost Engineer / Cost Manager

Turner & Townsend
Tokyo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 12-15 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder collaboration","Process leadership","Data integration","Financial analysis","Risk management"]

Lead project cost control for major LNG, oil & gas, petrochemical and capital projects, driving forecasting, earned value (EVM), VOWD, and financial performance reporting across engineering and modular fabrication phases. Establish robust cost control processes, manage EAC/ETC and cost risks/change control, and integrate cost, schedule, progress, and project controls data for leadership decision-making. Support digital project controls delivery using automation, analytics, and AI-enabled reporting tools.

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Lead Cost Engineer / Cost Manager

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Job Summary

Lead project cost control for major LNG, oil & gas, petrochemical and capital projects, driving forecasting, earned value (EVM), VOWD, and financial performance reporting across engineering and modular fabrication phases. Establish robust cost control processes, manage EAC/ETC and cost risks/change control, and integrate cost, schedule, progress, and project controls data for leadership decision-making. Support digital project controls delivery using automation, analytics, and AI-enabled reporting tools.
Location: Tokyo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead project cost control, forecasting, and financial performance management.
  • •Manage EAC, ETC, VOWD, EVM, cost risks, and change control processes.
  • •Monitor engineering, procurement, fabrication, and contractor cost performance.
  • •Develop cost reports, dashboards, forecasting models, and performance analytics.
  • •Integrate cost, schedule, progress, and project controls data for decision-making and provide insights to project leadership.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Project Controls, or a related field.
  • •12–15 years of cost management experience on major EPC projects, including 5+ years in a lead role.
  • •Experience in LNG, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or major energy projects.
  • •Strong expertise in cost control, forecasting, earned value, and project controls.
  • •Familiarity with automated reporting and digital project controls environments (preferred).
Experience:12-15 yearsLNGOil and gasPetrochemicalMajor capital projectsEPCModular EPC
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Project Controls (or related field)
Skills:Stakeholder collaborationProcess leadershipData integrationFinancial analysisRisk management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ExcelPower BISAPEcoSysPrismEarned value managementEACETCVOWD

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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