Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction

Turner & Townsend • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to deliver comprehensive cost management services on complex construction projects. The role supports planning, procurement, delivery, and closeout of major capital construction programs, with responsibility for cost control, commercial governance, and financial accountability throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will bring experience in construction cost management, quantity surveying, and contract administration, ideally on large-scale industrial, manufacturing, life sciences, mission critical, or technically complex projects. The role requires close client and project-team collaboration to deliver strong outcomes and promote Turner & Townsend’s purpose and values. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a field related to construction.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in a construction-industry cost management role.
• 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 procurement strategies; manage vendor prequalification; assess proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents; make recommendations; chair bid interviews; and manage vendor appointments.
• Manage project estimating, including construction, fees, direct work, and other costs; review estimates prepared by junior team members; present estimates, value engineering recommendations, and risk assessments to clients; validate and challenge vendor costs; and use project benchmarks to review estimates.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing 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, reviewing vendor change requests and recommending action to clients, and applying dispute prevention, management, and resolution procedures to payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
• Manage and monitor the invoicing process.
• Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
• Manage final accounting, post-contract audits, and account closeouts.
• Conduct post-contract client reviews, document lessons learned, and apply lessons to create training manuals.
• 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

• A flexible working environment that supports work-life balance.
• An inclusive workplace where employees have the opportunity and voice to affect change.

What This Job Offers

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