Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend • Indianapolis, IN

11h • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager to join their team and provide construction cost services for a large-scale data center program in Jefferson, Indiana. This role will be instrumental in supporting the delivery of a multi-phase, multi-building campus, which includes ground-up facilities and site infrastructure, within a demanding construction environment. A significant focus of this position will be on change management, ensuring that all project changes are meticulously tracked, evaluated, and managed throughout their entire lifecycle. The ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who embodies Turner & Townsend's purpose and values.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a cost management role within the construction industry.
• Demonstrated experience supporting change management, change order review, and cost control processes.
• Solid understanding of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

• RICS accreditation or working toward certification is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale construction projects, preferably within data center, industrial, or large campus environments.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on commercial strategies, including establishing and managing change management and change control processes across the project.
• Manage prequalification of vendors, assess proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, make final recommendations to the client, attend and chair bid interviews, and manage the appointment process.
• Support and manage change order processes, including reviewing, evaluating, and negotiating changes to ensure alignment with project scope and budget.
• Maintain change logs, contingency tracking, and commitment registers, ensuring transparency of cost impacts across the program.
• Manage estimating services by developing project estimates (construction, fees, direct work, and other costs), reviewing estimates prepared by junior team members, presenting findings to clients, and supporting value engineering and risk assessment efforts.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, tracking project budgets, maintaining commercial risk registers, and supporting regular cost meetings.
• Provide detailed cost analysis and recommendations related to change events to support client decision-making.
• Support cost control processes by reviewing payment applications, evaluating contractor entitlements, reviewing change orders, and providing recommendations to the client.
• Assist in cost impact assessments related to scope changes, design development, and field-driven modifications.
• Manage and monitor the invoicing process.
• Benchmark performance against comparable projects and commissions.
• Support final accounting activities, including post-contract audits and account closeouts, ensuring all changes are captured and reconciled.
• Participate in post-contract reviews to capture lessons learned, particularly related to change management, and support continuous improvement.
• Develop and support procedures governing project handover and closeout.
• Perform duties through the use of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which must be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

• A great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• Support for people to succeed both in work and life.
• Promotion of a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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