Senior Cost Manager (Italian speaking)
TurnerTownsend
Posted: February 3, 2026
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Quick Summary
We are seeking a Senior Cost Manager with a strong background in cost management to join our team in Milan, Italy. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing large-scale projects and teams, with a focus on cost optimization and process improvement. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team of cost analysts and providing cost-related advice to clients.
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Job 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.
Due to growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, Turner & Townsend's Cost Management division in Italy requires a suitably qualified and experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor with experience in Italy to join our team.
Working within a friendly, professional and highly successful team you will have the opportunity to progress your career swiftly and take ownership of immediate projects.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally
• Responsible for pre- and post-contract quantity surveying duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
• A recognised Degree Qualification.
• Relevant work experience as a Senior Cost Manager in the construction environment.
• Excellent command of written and spoken Italian.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients and have the ability to work independently.
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 people from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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