Who is Turner & Townsend?
All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.
We are looking for a motivated and commercially minded Quantity Surveyor / Cost Manager to join our Variable Team in Belgium. This role will support a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate projects across multiple client accounts, providing flexible cost management and quantity surveying expertise wherever required.
Working within a dynamic client-facing environment, you will collaborate with internal project management teams, external consultants, contractors, and occupier or investor clients across a broad range of sectors including office, industrial, logistics, labs, and mixed-use developments.
This is an excellent opportunity for an adaptable professional who enjoys variety, stakeholder engagement, and exposure to different project types and client environments.
Fluent English required; Dutch and/or French would be beneficial.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide full pre- and post-contract cost management services across commercial real estate projects.
- Prepare cost plans, budgets, estimates, and feasibility studies at various project stages.
- Support procurement activities including tender documentation, bid analysis, and contractor recommendations.
- Manage valuations, variations, change control, and final accounts.
- Monitor project costs and provide accurate financial reporting to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Work closely with project managers and client teams to ensure commercial objectives are achieved.
- Support multiple client accounts and projects simultaneously as part of the Variable Team structure.
- Review contracts and identify commercial risks and opportunities.
- Assist in benchmarking, market analysis, and value engineering exercises.
- Maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
- Ensure compliance with T&T standards, governance, and health & safety requirements.
Skills & Experience
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Commercial Management, or related discipline.
- Experience within quantity surveying or cost management, ideally in commercial real estate, fit-out, or construction consultancy environments.
- Strong commercial awareness and financial management capability.
- Ability to work across varied projects and adapt quickly to different client requirements.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience preparing cost reports and managing project financials.
- Knowledge of Belgian construction market practices is advantageous.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and cost management software/tools.
- Fluent English required; Dutch and/or French would be beneficial.
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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Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
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.