Turner & Townsend is hiring a Cost Control Lead

As a Cost Lead – Cost Management & Control, you will be embedded within client environments in the energy and natural resources sector, providing leadership and delivering cost management and cost control services across major capital programs. Working alongside project delivery and controls teams, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Cost Control & Reporting - Support the development and implementation of cost management governance frameworks, procedures, and standards across the project or program. - Develop, implement, and maintain cost control systems, processes, and procedures to track project baselines, budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, incurred cost, and forecasts. - Establish and manage Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) aligned to Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to enable accurate cost performance tracking and reporting. - Lead monthly cost control activities, including cost data validation, actual cost tracking, ETC/EAC forecasting, variance analysis, and management commentary. - Develop and maintain cost dashboards and reporting tools that provide clear, data-driven insights to project and senior leadership. - Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to support cost performance measurement, forecasting, and project controls integration where applicable. - Track and manage contingency drawdown, allowances, cost trends, and emerging cost risks. Change Management & Commercial - Support the change control process, including trend identification, cost impact assessment, change order review, and baseline updates. - Review and validate contractor/subcontractor cost submissions, invoices, progress claims, and change impacts from a cost control perspective, in coordination with commercial and contract teams. - Provide cost input to procurement, commercial, and contract administration activities where required, including cost validation, budget alignment, and assessment of cost impacts. Stakeholder Engagement - Serve as the primary cost management and cost control point of contact for clients, project managers, and interfacing disciplines including Finance, Planning, Risk, and Commercial teams. - Promote cost control best practices and provide expert advice to project teams and senior stakeholders. - Present cost performance, forecasts, variances, and risk exposure clearly to senior and executive-level audiences. Team Leadership - Lead, mentor, and develop junior cost control staff, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. - Support knowledge management, lessons learned, and benchmarking activities across engagements.