Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Hospitality

Turner & Townsend•Bakersfield, CA

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to join its growing team in Bakersfield, California. The role supports delivery of a high-profile hospitality and entertainment development, as well as other large-scale capital projects in the region. The successful candidate provides cost management and quantity surveying services throughout the project lifecycle, helping clients maintain cost certainty and make informed decisions while driving value. The position works closely with project stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and client teams to manage estimating, procurement, cost control, reporting, and commercial risk management. The role suits someone with experience supporting hospitality or commercial construction projects who can work in a client-facing, fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate with diverse teams throughout design and construction. The candidate is expected to be proactive, detail-oriented, committed to high-quality service, and aligned with Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and vision. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs. The base salary range is $140,000–$165,000 USD; employees may also be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field.
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 accreditation or working toward RICS accreditation.
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Experience supporting hospitality or commercial construction projects.

Responsibilities

Advise the client on procurement strategies; manage vendor prequalification; assess proposals, bids, and bid-levelling documents; make final recommendations; attend and chair bid interviews; and manage appointments.
Manage estimating services for the full project, including developing estimates for construction, fees, direct work, and other costs; reviewing estimates prepared by junior team members; presenting estimates and value-engineering recommendations and risk assessments to the client; meeting vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs; and benchmarking estimates against other projects.
Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing the project budget and spend forecast with the client, developing and maintaining the commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with the project team and vendors.
Manage cost control, including reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers on contractor entitlements, reviewing vendor change-order requests and making recommendations to the client, 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.
Hold post-contract reviews with the client, document lessons learned, and apply lessons to create a training manual.
Develop procedures governing project handover.
Carry out the work using or preparing Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, cost-estimating software, and take-off software.
Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.