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Senior Cost Control Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction
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Full-time
bachelor degree
Flexible Working Environment, Work-life Balance
Posted 17d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead change management and cost control services for a large-scale data center program, acting as the primary client interface. Responsibilities include managing change logs, evaluating cost impacts, and ensuring commercial alignment throughout the construction lifecycle.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or Engineering with 5-7+ years of experience in cost management for large-scale construction. Proficiency in EVM, commercial contract management, and experience with mission-critical or industrial projects is preferred.
Full job description
Company 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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, 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, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Control Manager to act as the key day-to-day client interface, delivering cost management services across a large-scale data center program.
This role will have a strong emphasis on change management, cost control, and commercial governance, ensuring that all project changes are effectively evaluated, managed, and communicated throughout the construction lifecycle within a fast-paced, high-volume program environment.
To be successful in this role you must have strong communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and experienced in managing complex change processes across multiple stakeholders. In this position, you will provide leadership and direction, embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.
Responsibilities:
Lead and manage change management processes across the program, ensuring all changes are properly identified, evaluated, documented, and approved.
Review, evaluate, and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle, ensuring commercial alignment and cost transparency.
Maintain and manage change logs, contingency tracking, and commitment registers, providing clear visibility into cost impacts.
Establish and enforce change control procedures and governance frameworks across multiple projects within the campus.
Provide detailed cost analysis and recommendations to support client decision-making on change events.
Support dispute avoidance and resolution through strong commercial oversight and documentation of changes.
Provide cost planning and estimating, including producing and presenting final cost plans.
Review and participate with the design team and general contractor in developing cost estimates.
Reconcile changes and validate contractor cost data to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Communicate with the general contractor and project team to gather updates and support cost reporting.
Prepare written comments on contractor submissions, including executive summaries.
Coordinate cost inputs from subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams.
Inform and help drive construction priorities based on cost and change impact.
Work proactively to resolve cost, scope, and scheduling conflicts.
Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on complex projects.
Lead post-contract cost variance analysis and ensure adherence to change control processes.
Prepare funding updates and support value engineering sessions, particularly in response to change drivers.
Develop cost plans through design and provide updates at key milestones.
Review contractor pricing and support negotiations to ensure fair and commercially sound outcomes.
Ensure cost auditing, validation, and reporting processes are consistently applied.
Produce monthly cost reports with clear visibility into change activity, risks, and forecast impacts.
Support final account closeout, ensuring all changes are fully agreed and reconciled.
Maintain cost benchmarking data and program records to support future forecasting and decision-making.
Mentor team members and promote best practices in change management and cost control.
Manage financial tracking, forecasting, and reporting for commissions.
Support internal systems, governance processes, and company delivery methodologies.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
Regular onsite presence is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
5–7+ years of cost management or project controls experience on medium‑ to large‑scale construction programs.
Mission‑critical, industrial, or large campus‑scale experience preferred.
Consultancy experience strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of civil, structural, and MEP construction.
Advanced knowledge of budgeting, financial reporting, cost‑control systems, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
Proven experience managing full change‑management processes on major construction programs.
Strong cost‑focused project controls background, including forecasting and variance analysis.
Ability to interpret schedules and assess cost impacts across phases and trades.
Expertise in procurement strategy and commercial contract management.
RICS accreditation (or progress toward certification) is advantageous.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail.
Proficiency with industry‑standard cost management tools and Microsoft Office.
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.
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.
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.
We're global programme managers – helping to deliver projects that define how people live, work and connect.
Industry
Construction
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
1946
Headquarters
Horsforth, Leeds
LinkedIn followers
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We're Turner & Townsend – a global programme manager. For more than 80 years, we’ve helped deliver the projects that define how people live, work and connect.
From shaping resilient cities to advancing clean energy, we approach every challenge with the same goal – to make a meaningful and lasting impact.
Partnering closely with our clients, we plan, manage and deliver complex projects and portfolios. Our teams bring the leadership, commercial expertise and independent advice that unlocks performance and protects investment.
From the metro systems moving millions of people to the data centres powering the digital economy, we bring ambitious plans to life and deliver outcomes that matter.
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