Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Corporate Real Estate Construction

Turner & Townsend•New York, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join their team and provide construction cost services for major corporate real estate programs. The role involves acting as part of an integrated client team, advising on capital projects, and delivering cost and commercial management in complex environments. The ideal candidate will be driven and aligned with Turner & Townsend’s purpose and values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 3–5+ years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or estimating within the construction industry.
Experience supporting cost management on corporate real estate, commercial fit-out, or large-scale capital projects.
Proven ability to operate in a client-facing, advisory capacity within a program or portfolio environment.
Strong understanding of procurement strategies, value management, and commercial controls.
Experience working in structured, highly governed environments with multiple stakeholders and vendors.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Working toward or holding RICS (or similar) accreditation is an advantage.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor to the client, supporting commercial strategy, vendor prequalification, bid evaluation, and bid leveling, and making final recommendations.
Support contractor procurement processes, including attending and chairing bid interviews and managing appointment activities.
Manage estimating services across the full project lifecycle, including developing and reviewing detailed estimates (construction, fees, direct works, and associated costs).
Present estimates, value engineering opportunities, and risk assessments to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with program objectives.
Engage with designers, contractors, and vendors to validate and challenge costs while ensuring adherence to established standards and procedures.
Establish and maintain robust cost reporting processes, including forecasting, budget tracking, and variance analysis across active project portfolios.
Develop and manage commercial risk registers and facilitate regular cost and governance meetings with project teams and stakeholders.
Oversee cost control processes, including payment applications, change management, and contractor entitlement recommendations.
Support contract administration and dispute avoidance/resolution in line with program governance requirements.
Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams (design, engineering, construction) to ensure alignment with approved scopes, schedules, and delivery standards.
Manage invoicing processes and support financial governance requirements, including audit and compliance controls (e.g., SOX where applicable).
Benchmark project performance against comparable programs and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Lead final account close-out, post-contract reviews, and lessons learned processes to support best practice development.
Utilize cost management systems, estimating tools, and standardized documentation (e.g., bid analysis, change control) to support delivery consistency.
Contribute to program-level governance frameworks, including reporting, controls, and process standardization across portfolios of work.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.