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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Construction
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$130k–$160k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree, professional certificate
Bonuses, Comprehensive Benefits Package, Flexible Working Environment
Posted 21d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Act as the primary client interface to deliver value-added cost management services across a portfolio of complex capital projects. Responsibilities include estimating, negotiating change orders, and managing cost controls throughout the construction lifecycle.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field with 5-7 years of experience in cost management. RICS accreditation and experience in construction consultancy are strongly 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 Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to act as the key, day-to-day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service across a portfolio of complex capital projects.
These projects include large-scale campus developments, workplace environments, and technically complex facilities delivered through multi-phase programs, requiring strong commercial oversight and coordination across diverse stakeholder groups.
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, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this position, you will provide leadership and direction, embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.
Responsibilities:
Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.
Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
Communicate and meet with the general contractor, owner, or project manager to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.
Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including executive summaries for client reporting.
Coordinate all sources of cost information including subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams to support accurate cost analysis.
Inform and help drive engineering and design priorities based on cost impact.
Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling and cost-related issues.
Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger, complex projects, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
Participate effectively in post-contract cost variances and change control processes.
Manage cost impact, contingency tracking, and commitment tracking logs across multiple concurrent project phases.
Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions with stakeholders.
Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at key milestones.
Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering exercises.
Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair and competitive outcomes.
Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
Ensure that cost auditing and valuation processes are robust and consistently applied.
Produce monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.
Compile built cost data for benchmarking and future program planning.
Identify, coach, and mentor team members to support development and performance.
Demonstrate excellence in leadership and service delivery aligned with client expectations.
Manage financial performance utilizing internal systems to track margin, fee forecasts, and resource planning.
Implement and maintain Business Management Systems and delivery methodologies to ensure consistent best practice.
Act as a role model fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 5–7 years of experience in cost management or quantity surveying within the construction industry.
Experience delivering cost management services on medium to large-scale, complex construction or program-based projects.
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of estimating, cost planning, procurement, and change management processes.
RICS accreditation or working toward certification is preferred.
Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.
The base salary range for this role is $130K-$160K USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.
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
1,142,422
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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