Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to serve as the key day-to-day client interface, delivering cost management services for a large-scale data center program in Jefferson, Indiana, near Louisville, Kentucky. The role emphasizes change management, cost control, and commercial governance, ensuring project changes are evaluated, managed, and communicated throughout the construction lifecycle in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The successful candidate will be an effective client-facing communicator who is self-motivated, detail-oriented, and experienced in managing complex change processes across multiple stakeholders. The role also involves providing leadership and direction while promoting Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and vision. The position covers cost planning and estimating, cost analysis, valuations, contractor pricing reviews and negotiations, financial tracking, forecasting, and reporting. It includes establishing and maintaining change-control procedures and governance across multiple campus projects; managing change orders, cost records, contingency, and commitments; supporting dispute avoidance, value engineering, funding updates, and final account closeout; and producing monthly reports and cost plans. The role also includes coordinating cost inputs and communicating with the general contractor and project team, mentoring team members, and supporting internal systems, governance, and delivery methodologies. SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs. The employer describes its working environment as healthy, productive, and flexible, with respect for work-life balance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 5–7 years of cost management experience in the construction industry.
Demonstrated experience with change management, change-order negotiation, and cost-control processes on complex projects.
Experience leading cost management on medium-to-large construction projects of moderate-to-high complexity.
Strong knowledge of commercial management, procurement routes, and value engineering practices.
Proven ability to manage high volumes of change in fast-paced project environments.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on data center, industrial, or large campus-style developments.
Construction consultancy experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage program change processes, ensuring changes are identified, evaluated, documented, and approved.
Review, evaluate, and negotiate construction change orders, maintaining commercial alignment and cost transparency.
Maintain change logs, contingency tracking, and commitment registers, and communicate cost impacts.
Establish and enforce change-control procedures and governance across multiple campus projects.
Provide cost analysis and recommendations to support client decisions on change events.
Support dispute avoidance and resolution through commercial oversight and change documentation.
Provide cost planning and estimating, including producing and presenting final cost plans.
Review and participate with the design team and general contractor in developing cost estimates.
Reconcile changes and validate contractor cost data for accuracy and completeness.
Communicate with the general contractor and project team to gather updates and support cost reporting.
Prepare written comments on contractor submissions, including executive summaries.
Coordinate cost inputs from subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams.
Help drive construction priorities based on cost and change impacts.
Proactively resolve cost, scope, and scheduling conflicts.
Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on complex projects.
Lead post-contract cost variance analysis and ensure compliance with change-control processes.
Prepare funding updates and support value engineering sessions, particularly in response to change drivers.
Develop cost plans through design and update them at key milestones.
Review contractor pricing and support negotiations to achieve fair, commercially sound outcomes.
Apply cost auditing, validation, and reporting processes consistently.
Produce monthly cost reports showing change activity, risks, and forecast impacts.
Support final account closeout and ensure changes are agreed and reconciled.
Maintain cost benchmarking data and program records for forecasting and decision-making.
Mentor team members and promote best practices in change management and cost control.
Manage commission financial tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
Support internal systems, governance processes, and company delivery methodologies.
Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.