Cost Management Construction Project Analyst - Graduate Development Program

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Job Description

Overview: 

Do you want to be part of our successful Graduate Development Program supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend across the U.S.  We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking Cost Management Analyst to work in our growing team. 

The route to becoming a professional at Turner & Townsend involves development in various competencies. The Turner & Townsend Graduate Development Program has been designed to provide recent graduates, with less than two years of industry experience, with opportunities to further develop their careers and offer exposure to the services in which we specialize in order to become a successful consultant upon graduation of the program.  

The Program is intended to take approximately 2 years in duration, and experience is based upon achievement of various competencies in each core service. 

The program is offered at our Chicago, IL location. 

As a Cost Management Analyst at Turner & Townsend, you will support the delivery of world-class cost management services across a variety of capital projects. You’ll be exposed to capital planning, cost estimating, procurement, contract administration, change management, and reporting - helping clients optimize their investments. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Project Estimation & Validation  

• Support in development of comprehensive project estimates, including construction, fees, direct work, and other associated costs. 

• Engage with vendors to review, validate, and challenge cost inputs. 

• Utilize benchmark data from previous projects to inform and assess estimate accuracy 

Capital Planning Support  

• Advise clients on capital planning strategies across large-scale portfolios. 

• Provide insights to optimize investment decisions and long-term financial planning 

Procurement Strategy & Vendor Management 

• Support procurement activities including vendor prequalification, bid evaluation, and bid leveling. 

• Facilitate bid interviews and provide final recommendations for vendor selection. 

• Oversee the appointment process in alignment with client objectives. 

Cost Reporting & Forecasting 

• Establish and manage cost reporting schedules. 

• Present cost reports and forecasts to clients, ensuring transparency and accuracy. 

• Maintain a commercial risk register and lead periodic review meetings with project teams and vendors 

Cost Control & Change Management 

• Assess payment applications and recommend contractor entitlements. 

• Review and evaluate change order requests, providing strategic recommendations to clients. 

• Apply dispute prevention and resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions and contractual issues. 

• Monitor and manage the end-to-end invoicing process to ensure timely and accurate payments. 

Benchmarking & Performance Analysis 

• Benchmark project performance against successful commissions to identify areas for improvement. 

Financial Close  

• Manage all aspects of the financial close process, including post-contract audits and account close-outs. 

• Conduct post-contract reviews with clients to capture lessons learned. 

• Develop training materials and manuals based on project insights to support continuous improvement. 

• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of industry experience 

• Bachelors and/or Masters Degree 

• Preferred Degrees: 

• Construction Management 

• Construction Science 

• Engineering 

• Project Management 

• General Business 

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.  

We want our people to succeed both in work and in life. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.   

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.  

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Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.  Equal Employment Opportunity Posters If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email  View email address on ziprecruiter.com .  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com or  View email address on ziprecruiter.com .  This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

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