Director of Construction Cost Management

Turner & Townsend • San Jose, CA

7h • $180,000 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Director of Cost Management to lead and develop a team of Cost Managers while overseeing the successful delivery of cost management services across a portfolio of major construction projects. This individual will be responsible for ensuring service excellence, fostering client relationships, driving business growth, and advancing our cost management practice throughout the Silicon Valley and South Bay market. The successful candidate will be a collaborative and results-driven leader with strong technical expertise, commercial acumen, and exceptional interpersonal skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction field.
• 12+ years of relevant cost management or quantity surveying experience.
• 2+ years managing high-performing cost management teams in a consulting environment.
• Prior people management experience.
• Proven track record of managing successful cost management service delivery for clients.
• Exceptional business development acumen and ambition to drive business growth.
• Major construction sector experience working with high-caliber clients across commercial real estate, corporate occupier, life sciences, data centers, industrial/manufacturing, and large capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex ground-up developments, renovations, and restoration projects.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction Management, or Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Strong leadership skills, experience leading a cost management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
• Lead communications with clients and oversight of cost management team services.
• Lead research related to construction market conditions, including analysis of official published data.
• Produce thought leadership reports providing valuable insights to the construction market.
• Lead the strategic and operational management of Cost Management Services across a variety of construction sectors, including resource planning and management, financial management, business generation, and training and development.
• Set a clear strategy and ambition with the team in line with our Business Plan.
• Grow and develop exceptional people, promoting a culture of learning, respect, and inclusivity.
• Knowledge management: Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Process improvement: Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Quality Control: Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
• Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls, and critical success factors based on company goals.
• Undertake internal BMS audits and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by the certification authority.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the regional construction market, acting as a brand ambassador and creating a pipeline of opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Identify and act upon cross-selling opportunities.
• Participate in meetings with senior leadership, directors, and staff, and prepare and deliver presentations.
• Financial Management: Using internal software, track ongoing revenue, margin levels, monthly fees, and resource requirements for each cost commission.
• Prepare proposals and RFP responses for new clients and projects.
• Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities with directors.
• Support the training and mentorship of current staff and promote an upward career trajectory.
• Proactively partner with the talent acquisition team to attract top talent, actively manage resource requirements, and plan for future staffing needs.
• Be a role model that drives a one-business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and are to be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

• We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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