Associate Director - Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend • New Albany, OH

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management services for key client accounts and major programs of work. The role acts as a trusted advisor and senior client interface, ensuring client objectives are met through high-quality, value-driven cost consultancy. It involves leading complex projects and programs across multiple development phases, managing client, stakeholder, and project-team relationships, driving commercial performance, overseeing delivery, and supporting business growth. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and direction and promote Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and vision. Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, senior client-facing experience, proactive leadership, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and foster collaboration are important.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in a cost-management role in the construction industry.
• Subject-matter expertise in quantity surveying.
• RICS certification or equivalent accreditation.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering.
• Construction consultancy experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cost management team and ensure it delivers on its accountabilities.
• Lead interfaces with clients, stakeholders, and other consultants at all project stages, maintaining excellent communication.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change-management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Communicate professionally with general contractors, owner representatives, and external stakeholders, and coordinate Turner & Townsend’s role in the construction process.
• Coordinate or assist with strategic and operational management of Cost Management and Project Controls Services across a variety of sectors.
• Serve as the first point of contact for reporting a project’s overall commercial status.
• Drive Turner & Townsend best practice throughout projects and programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost-management procedures, processes, templates, and products.
• Conduct staff performance reviews, set team strategy and ambition, and identify, coach, and mentor talent.
• Deliver commissions in line with their conditions of appointment and demonstrate leadership and service-delivery excellence.
• Use internal software to track commission margins, monthly fee and resource forecasts, and financial reports.
• Develop priority plans, including risk mitigation, and use KPIs, appraisal documents, management controls, and critical success factors aligned with company goals.
• Implement and maintain internal Business Management Systems, delivery methodologies, and tools to support consistent best-practice delivery.
• Conduct internal BMS audits and coordinate and represent the office during external certification audits.
• Develop market knowledge, act as a brand ambassador, and build a pipeline of opportunities.
• Advise clients on contracting and procurement strategies across industries and procurement routes, including program-level capital planning and reporting.
• Build strong relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
• Participate in meetings with the VP of Business Unit, Directors, and staff, and prepare and deliver presentations.
• Provide weekly updates on projects, initiatives, and staffing; propose solutions and obtain management approval and agreement.
• Identify and pursue cross-selling and business-generation opportunities.
• Participate in proposals and RFP responses for prospective clients and projects.
• Ensure key information and lessons from commissions are captured and entered into internal databases.
• Attend relevant networking events.
• Model a one-business culture that balances the needs of people, clients, stakeholders, and society to achieve strong outcomes.
• Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.

Benefits

• Flexible working environment that supports work-life balance.
• Inclusive workplace where employees have the opportunity and voice to affect change.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director