Cost Manager Quantity Surveyor Korean Speaking

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of a largescale technically complex construction program in the Midwest. This role will work closely with senior cost managers and project stakeholders to provide highquality valuedriven cost management services across the project lifecycle. The position operates in a collaborative multinational project environment and requires strong communication skills and attention to detail. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a major construction program while continuing to develop professional and commercial expertise.


Responsibilities:

• Support daytoday 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 including executive summaries.
• Contribute to costinformed decisionmaking by identifying potential cost risk and value impacts.
• Support postcontract cost variance analysis and formal change control processes.
• Assist with the review of contractor and subcontractor pricing and participate in commercial discussions as required.
• Contribute to value engineering and cost optimization exercises with project stakeholders.
• Help prepare accurate monthly cost reports and funding data presentations for client review.
• Maintain organized cost records benchmark data and audit documentation.
• Use internal systems to support fee tracking forecasts and financial reporting.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while developing independent problemsolving capabilities.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Project / Program Environment:

• Largescale multiyear capital construction program with early works foundations and major vertical construction scopes.
• Technically complex environment requiring coordination across critical construction trades and systems.
• International stakeholder setting with close collaboration across multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Quantity Surveying Cost Management Engineering or a related construction discipline.
• Approximately 37 years of relevant experience in a cost management or quantity surveying role within the construction industry.
• Experience supporting cost management on missioncritical or technically complex construction projects is strongly preferred.
• Exposure to tradelevel and packagespecific cost management including subcontractor pricing and change management.
• Previous experience within a construction consultancy environment is preferred.
• Working knowledge of procurement routes cost planning and value management principles.
• Professional working proficiency in Korean and English is required to support communication with Koreanspeaking project stakeholders and documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to operate in a clientfacing team environment.
• RICS accreditation or progress toward chartership is advantageous but not required.

Additional Information :

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients needs.

The base salary range for this role is $90K-$130K USD. This range reflects the companys good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience skills qualifications and internal addition to base salary employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time