Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction
About The Position
Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to support construction cost services for clients, with a focus on data center construction. The role manages cost and commercial services throughout the project lifecycle, including procurement, estimating, cost reporting, cost control, invoicing, final accounting, post-contract audits, and handover. The position may include SOX control responsibilities where applicable. On-site requirements may change based on client needs. The successful candidate will promote Turner & Townsend’s purposes and values and contribute to a flexible, productive work environment that supports work-life balance. The role includes working with clients, vendors, project managers, and junior team members to assess costs, manage commercial risks, and deliver project outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field.
- At least 3–5 years of relevant experience in a cost management role in the construction industry.
- Experience supporting cost management on medium- or large-sized construction projects.
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
- Strong communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- RICS accredited or working toward RICS accreditation.
- Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Advise clients on strategies; manage vendor prequalification, proposal and bid assessments, bid levelling, final recommendations, bid interviews, and vendor appointments.
- Manage project estimating services, including preparing estimates for construction, fees, direct work, and other costs; reviewing junior team members’ estimates; presenting estimates, value engineering recommendations, and risk assessments to clients; validating and challenging vendor costs; and using benchmark data.
- Manage cost reporting by setting reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing budgets and spend forecasts with clients, maintaining commercial risk registers, and hosting periodic meetings with project teams and vendors.
- Manage cost control, including reviewing payment application assessments, liaising with project managers on contractor entitlements, assessing vendor change requests and recommending actions to clients, and applying dispute prevention, management, and resolution procedures.
- Manage and monitor the invoicing process.
- Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
- Manage final accounting, post-contract audits, and account close-outs.
- Conduct post-contract client reviews, document lessons learned, and apply lessons to create a training manual.
- Develop procedures governing project handover.
- Perform duties using or preparing Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, cost estimating software, and take-off software.
- Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.
Benefits
- Flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
- Opportunity and voice to affect change.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
