Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend • Reno, NV

4h

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Cost Manager or Quantity Surveyor to serve as the primary day-to-day contact for our client. In this role, you’ll be responsible for delivering high-value cost management services on complex, mission-critical data center projects, ensuring that client objectives are consistently met. To succeed in this role, you must have excellent communication skills and be confident in a client-facing environment. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently as well as collaboratively. You will provide leadership and direction while promoting Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and vision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7+ years of relevant experience in a construction cost management focused role.
• Data center, mission-critical or relatable construction experience is ideal.
• Proven experience managing cost on complex, high-value construction projects.
• Strong understanding of procurement strategies, value management, and cost control.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management efforts on large-scale data center construction projects.
• Provide detailed estimating and cost planning throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and negotiate change orders, ensuring alignment with project scope and budget.
• Collaborate with design teams and general contractors to develop and validate cost estimates.
• Reconcile cost data and ensure accuracy in contractor reporting.
• Prepare and present cost updates and executive summaries to clients.
• Coordinate cost data from multiple sources including subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams.
• Advise on engineering priorities based on cost implications.
• Manage cost checks, valuations, and change control processes.
• Track contingency usage, commitments, and cost impacts.
• Support value engineering and design optioneering exercises.
• Lead contractor and subcontractor pricing reviews and negotiations.
• Produce monthly cost reports and ensure timely final account settlements.
• Maintain benchmarking data and compile as-built cost records.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to a high-performance culture.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial and business management systems SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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