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Cost Manager

@ Turner & Townsend

Toronto, Ontario

$75k–$120k/yrHybridFull-time3+ years experience
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Overview

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Cost Manager to prepare cost management reports for real estate projects across Canada and support clients at every project stage. The role is full-time, hybrid, and paid $75,000 to $120,000 per year. Candidates need at least three years of post-graduate cost consulting experience and a university degree.

Pay:

$75,000–$120,000 a year

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare cost management reports for real estate assets across Canada
  • Interface with clients and consultants at all project stages
  • Estimate costs and produce final cost plans
  • Research construction market conditions and analyze published data
  • Support feasibility studies and procurement reports

Requirements summary:

  • Minimum 3 years of relevant post-graduate experience
  • Recognized university degree
  • Membership in CIQS or RICS is a bonus

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Benefits mentioned

Health insuranceDentalRetirement planPaid time offHealth spending account
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-05-06
First seen by our source
2026-10-08
Source record updated
2026-10-16

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentBusiness operations
Experience3+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Work settingOffice, Client sites
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
Encouraged to applyPeople with disabilities
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Perks mentionedGenerous paid time off, Retirement plan

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Turner & Townsend

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Delivering impactful projects and programmes across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

Full company description

Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes. Together with our clients, we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

LinkedIn followers
1,003,071
People associated on LinkedIn
14,836
Reported office locations
  • Low Hall, Caverley Lane/Low Hall Road, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4GH, GB
Business categories
  • Construction
  • Real Estate Investment
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Consulting
  • Professional Services
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Energy
Other recorded names
  • Turner & Townsend
Specialties
  • Programme strategy and set up
  • Programme management
  • Cost and commercial management
  • Project management
  • Procurement
  • Safety
  • health and quality
  • Controls and performance
  • Technology and data
  • Advisory
  • energy
  • natural resources
  • and real estate
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Reported total investment
0

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Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes. Together with our clients, we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

FieldValue
IndustryConstruction
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersHorsforth, Leeds
Organization typePartnership
Year founded1946
SpecialtiesProgramme strategy and set upProgramme managementCost and commercial managementProject managementProcurementSafetyhealth and qualityControls and performanceTechnology and dataAdvisory
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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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world

Who are you?

You are an experienced Cost Consultant with a minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment

Job Description

As a Cost Manager, you will be involved in:

  • Preparing Cost Management reports for all asset classes related to real estate throughout Canada
  • Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
  • Assisting in research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data
  • Assisting Senior Consultant / Associate Director in developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
  • Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
  • Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits
  • Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
  • Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
  • Validating post contract cost changes, where applicable referring major changes to line manager
  • Inputting into value engineering and life cycle costing
  • Assist commission manager ensuring commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time
  • Assist commission manager ensuring service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • +3 years of relevant experience
  • A recognized university degree
  • Membership in relevant professional organizations is a bonus (CIQS / RICS)

Additional Information

What's in it for you...

  • 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)

  • Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program

  • RRSP option with company matching

  • Annual learning and development budget

  • Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth

  • Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role

  • We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days

  • A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives

  • Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

The base salary range for this full-time role is $75,000 - $120,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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 life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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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.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

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Instagram

LinkedIn

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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