Cost Manager - Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend • Radnor, PA

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to deliver cost management services on complex life sciences construction projects. The role supports a portfolio of technically sophisticated developments, including pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, biotechnology laboratories, research and development centers, cleanrooms, GMP-regulated environments, and other advanced facilities. The Cost Manager provides commercial and cost management expertise throughout the project lifecycle, helping project teams achieve cost certainty, manage risk, and deliver successful outcomes. The role involves close collaboration with clients, project stakeholders, design teams, contractors, and vendors to develop and maintain cost plans, manage procurement and change processes, and maintain effective financial control across multiple project phases. The successful candidate is expected to provide exceptional client service and promote Turner & Townsend’s purpose and values. 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 construction-related field.
• 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 accreditation or working toward it.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting projects in highly regulated or technically complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on procurement strategies; manage vendor prequalification; assess proposals, bids, and bid-levelling documents; make recommendations; attend and chair bid interviews; and manage appointments.
• Manage estimating services for projects, including developing estimates for construction, fees, direct work, and other costs; reviewing junior team members’ estimates; presenting estimates and value-engineering recommendations to clients; preparing risk assessments; validating and challenging vendor costs; and using benchmark data to review estimates.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing budgets and spend forecasts with clients, maintaining commercial risk registers, and hosting periodic project-team and vendor meetings.
• Manage cost control, including reviewing payment application assessments, coordinating 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.
• Conduct post-contract client reviews, document lessons learned, and apply lessons to create a training manual.
• Develop procedures governing project handover.
• Carry out 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.
• A workplace where employees have the opportunity and voice to affect change.

What This Job Offers

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