Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend • Wide Ruins, AZ

1d • $120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to support construction cost services for clients, particularly on data center construction projects. The role manages cost and commercial services across project procurement, estimating, reporting, cost control, invoicing, final accounting, and handover. The position also involves client and vendor engagement, benchmarking, post-contract reviews, and developing procedures and training materials. On-site requirements may change based on client needs. SOX control responsibilities may be part of the role where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a field related to construction.
• 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 accredited or working toward RICS accreditation.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

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 the appointment process.
• Manage project estimating, including developing estimates for construction, fees, direct work, and other costs; reviewing estimates prepared by junior team members; presenting estimates, value-engineering recommendations, and risk assessments to clients; reviewing and challenging vendor costs; and using benchmark data from other projects.
• Manage cost reporting by setting reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing budgets and spend forecasts with clients, maintaining commercial risk registers, and hosting periodic meetings with project teams 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 recommending action to clients, 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 close-outs.
• Hold post-contract reviews with clients, establish lessons-learned documents, and apply lessons to create training manuals.
• Develop procedures governing project handover.
• Perform the role using or preparing Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, cost-estimating software, and take-off software.

Benefits

• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• An inclusive workplace where employees have the opportunity and voice to affect change.

What This Job Offers

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