Director - Cost Management (Semiconductor Construction)

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Director, Cost Management to lead and develop a team of Cost Managers while overseeing the delivery of cost management services for a major semiconductor manufacturing construction program. This individual will be responsible for ensuring service excellence, providing strategic leadership across large and complex capital projects, and driving high-quality commercial outcomes for both clients and Turner & Townsend. The successful candidate will serve as a senior client-facing leader, overseeing cost management delivery across multiple project scopes and workstreams while fostering team development, operational excellence, and business growth. This role requires a driven leader with exceptional interpersonal skills, deep construction expertise, and experience supporting highly technical, fast-paced construction environments. Responsibilities: • Strong leadership skills, experience leading a cost management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities. • Lead communications with the client and provide executive oversight of cost management service delivery. • Act as a senior commercial advisor on large-scale construction programs, providing strategic guidance on cost, risk, procurement, reporting, and commercial management. • Lead research related to construction market conditions, including analysis of official published data. • Produce thought leadership reports providing valuable insights to the construction market. • Lead the strategic and operational management of Cost Management Services, including resource planning, financial management, business generation, staff development, and service delivery. • Oversee cost planning, estimating, benchmarking, change management, contractor negotiations, and commercial reporting across multiple project teams. • Support program-level budgeting, forecasting, contingency management, capital planning, and cost performance reporting. • Ensure consistency in cost management methodologies, reporting standards, controls, and commercial governance processes. • Set a clear strategy and ambition with the team in line with our Business Plan. • Grow and develop exceptional people, promoting a culture of learning, respect, and inclusivity. • Knowledge Management: Ensure that key information and lessons learned generated from each commission are captured, shared, and incorporated into best practices. • Process Improvement: Identify and act upon opportunities to improve internal systems, reporting tools, service delivery, and operational processes. • Quality Control: Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits. • Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, performance measurements, KPIs, management controls, and critical success factors aligned with company goals. • Undertake internal BMS audits and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by certification authorities. • Develop a detailed understanding of the market, act as a brand ambassador, and create a pipeline of opportunities with existing and prospective clients. • Identify and act upon cross-selling opportunities. • Participate in meetings with senior leadership, directors, and staff and prepare and deliver executive presentations. • Financial Management: Using internal software, track ongoing revenue, margin levels, monthly fees, resource utilization, and commission performance. • Lead the preparation of proposals, pursuits, and RFP responses for new clients and projects. • Attend relevant networking events and other business development opportunities. • Support the training and mentorship of current staff and promote career development across the team. • Proactively partner with talent