Cost Manager - Data Analytics & Cost Intelligence

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a Cost Manager – Data Analytics & Cost Intelligence to support the development and management of construction cost intelligence, benchmarking, and market analytics capabilities.

This role sits at the intersection of cost management, economics, data analytics, and business intelligence, helping project teams and clients make informed decisions through accurate cost data, market insights, forecasting, and benchmarking. You will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing cost intelligence platforms, including cost indices, market databases, reporting dashboards, and analytical tools.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates from Economics, Data Analytics, Construction Economics, Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Finance, or Business Intelligence backgrounds who are passionate about turning data into actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain construction cost databases, benchmarking data, and cost indices.
• Analyse market trends, including labour, material pricing, inflation, and construction cost movements.
• Produce cost forecasts, benchmarking reports, and market intelligence insights to support project planning and investment decisions.
• Collect, validate, and analyse data from multiple project and market sources.
• Develop dashboards, visualisations, and reporting tools to support business intelligence initiatives.
• Generate analytical insights from project cost data, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support the continuous improvement of the platform and related cost intelligence systems.
• Collaborate with Cost Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Economists, and Project Teams to support data-driven decision-making.
• Contribute to data governance, quality assurance, and reporting automation initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve analytical methodologies, benchmarking processes, and reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Economics, Data Analytics, Statistics, Business Analytics, Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3–8 years' experience in data analytics, economics, business intelligence, cost management, construction economics, or commercial analytics.
• Experience working with large datasets, benchmarking platforms, or reporting systems.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or other data visualisation tools.
• Knowledge of cost benchmarking, forecasting, market analysis, or business intelligence methodologies is highly preferred.
• Construction, infrastructure, real estate, or project-related industry experience is advantageous.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful business insights.

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 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.

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

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