Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with more than 22,000 employees across over 60 countries.

By working with our clients across the real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources sectors, we transform projects to deliver outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our collaborative partnership approach enables the delivery of some of the world’s most ambitious projects and programmes, turning challenges into opportunities and complexity into success.

Our expertise spans programme and project management, cost management, asset and commercial management, performance and controls, procurement and supply chain, net zero, and digital solutions.

We are majority owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, while our partners retain a significant minority ownership. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with best‑in‑class programme, project, and cost management expertise across global markets.

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As a Junior Construction Economist / Cost Engineer, your role will be to support the Senior Construction Cost Engineer in the following missions:

• Assist in preparing project cost estimates, from the Feasibility phase through more advanced stages (Concept Design, Detailed Design, Technical Design).
• Ensure client satisfaction by respecting the project’s allocated budget, relying on key skills that you will progressively develop during your apprenticeship (cost estimating, reporting, accurate financial forecasting and benchmarking).
• Provide support for feasibility studies, supplier price requests, and coordination with other project stakeholders.
• Advise on the different tendering strategies and procurement methods.
• Prepare tender documentation (DCE), analyse bids, and draft recommendations (ACT phase).
• Act as a key point of contact for the client and all project stakeholders throughout every phase of the project.
• Work closely with the Project Manager, keeping them informed at each stage of the project.

• Recent graduate from an engineering, construction economics, or construction‑related degree.
• Demonstrates a strong interest in project financial management, related tools, and the construction sector as a whole.
• Flexible, autonomous, eager to learn, approachable, and able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong numerical aptitude with an interest in budget management.
• Bilingual in Italian and English (written and spoken).
• Strong written communication skills, able to produce reports in both languages.
• Good command of Microsoft Office tools

Our inspired people share our vision and our purpose. We offer a high‑quality working environment, where everyone has the opportunity and the capability to contribute to meaningful change.

We want our teams to thrive both professionally and personally. To achieve this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible work environment that supports a strong work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunities employer. We value and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We actively encourage applications from candidates across all sections of society.

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