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 the planning, procurement, delivery, and closeout of major capital construction programs, ensuring robust cost control, commercial governance, and financial accountability throughout the project lifecycle. The position is suited to someone with a background in construction cost management, quantity surveying, and contract administration, particularly on large-scale industrial, manufacturing, life sciences, mission-critical, or technically complex projects. The role also calls for a focus on client outcomes and Turner & Townsend’s purpose and values.

The position covers procurement and estimating, cost reporting and control, invoicing, benchmarking, final accounting, post-contract audits, account closeout, project handover, and capturing lessons learned. Work is performed using tools and documents including Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, cost estimating software, and take-off software. SOX control responsibilities may also apply. 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 accreditation or working toward it.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience on large-scale industrial, manufacturing, life sciences, mission-critical, or technically complex construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on procurement strategies; manage vendor prequalification; assess proposals, bids, and bid-levelling documents; make final recommendations; attend and chair bid interviews; and manage vendor appointments.
• Manage estimating services for the full project, including developing estimates for construction, fees, direct work, and other costs; reviewing junior team members’ estimates; presenting estimates, value engineering recommendations, and risk assessments to clients; meeting vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs; and using project benchmarks to review estimates.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budgets and spend forecasts with clients, maintaining commercial risk registers, and hosting periodic meetings with project teams and vendors.
• Manage cost control by 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 clients, and using dispute prevention, management, and resolution procedures for 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 clients, establish lessons-learned documents, and apply lessons to create training manuals.
• Develop procedures governing project handover.
• Perform the 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 healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• An inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

What This Job Offers

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