Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

Turner & Townsend•Los Angeles, CA

5h•$110,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Los Angeles team. This role will support the delivery of cost consultancy, project management, and program management services across a diverse portfolio of construction and real estate projects. The ideal candidate will have experience managing project costs throughout the full project lifecycle, partnering with clients, consultants, contractors, and project teams to drive commercial success, mitigate risks, and deliver value. As part of our growing team, you will support the successful delivery of capital projects while promoting Turner & Townsend's purpose and values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role within the construction industry.
Experience supporting cost management on medium or large-scale construction and capital improvement projects.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

RICS accredited or working toward accreditation is preferred.
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.

Responsibilities

Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process.
Manage estimating services for full project by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work and other costs), reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects.
Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with the client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors.
Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors & making recommendations to client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
Manage & monitor invoicing process.
Benchmark performance against other successful commissions and projects across a variety of construction sectors.
Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.
Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lessons learned document and apply lessons to create training materials and best practices.
Develop procedures governing handover of project.
Perform all the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.