Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend • Glendale, AZ

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to provide cost management services for a large-scale mission-critical construction program. The role spans the project lifecycle, from preconstruction through completion, in a fast-paced construction environment. It includes estimating, procurement, cost control, change management, commercial oversight, invoicing, final accounting, post-contract audits, and project closeout. The work uses bid analysis sheets, change control forms, cost estimating software, and take-off software. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs. SOX control responsibilities may apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related construction field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in a construction-industry cost management role.
• Experience supporting cost management on large, complex commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or technology-related construction projects.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Experience with estimating, cost planning, change management, and project controls throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

• RICS accredited or working toward RICS accreditation.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise the client 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 preparing and reviewing estimates, presenting estimates and value engineering recommendations to the client, assessing risks, validating and challenging vendor costs, and using project benchmarks.
• Manage cost reporting by setting reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing budgets and spend forecasts with the client, maintaining a commercial risk register, and hosting meetings with project teams and vendors.
• Manage cost control, including reviewing payment assessments, advising project managers on contractor entitlements, reviewing vendor change requests and recommending action to the client, 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 closeouts.
• Conduct post-contract reviews with the client, document lessons learned, and apply lessons to create a training manual.
• Develop procedures governing project handover.
• Use and prepare bid analysis sheets and change control forms, and use cost estimating and take-off software.
• Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.

Benefits

• Flexible working environment that supports work-life balance.
• Inclusive workplace where employees have the opportunity and voice to affect change.

What This Job Offers

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