Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

Turner & Townsend•Seattle, WA

22h

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support a diverse portfolio of construction projects across the Seattle region. This client-facing role delivers cost management, quantity surveying, and commercial advisory services throughout the project lifecycle, helping ensure client objectives are achieved. The successful candidate will communicate effectively, manage work independently and collaboratively, and build trusted relationships with clients and project stakeholders. The role includes leading cost planning, estimating, commercial management, valuations, cost reporting, change control, and final-account negotiations. It also involves contributing to design and value-engineering decisions, supporting client funding and contingency management, and maintaining accurate cost and financial records. The successful candidate will help develop talent and support consistent delivery of Turner & Townsend’s business-management systems, methodologies, and standards. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs. The stated salary range is $130,000–$150,000 USD. Employees may also be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package. The company describes its working environment as flexible and supportive of work-life balance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field.
Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in a construction-industry cost-management role.
Experience leading cost management on medium- or large-sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
Good knowledge of construction-industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

RICS accredited or working toward RICS accreditation.
Construction consultancy experience.

Responsibilities

Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
Provide estimates and cost planning, including producing and presenting final cost plans.
Review and participate with design services teams and general contractors in developing cost estimates.
Reconcile changes and help ensure general-contractor cost data is accurate.
Gather project-status information from general contractors and project owners or managers to prepare cost-estimate updates.
Prepare written comments on general-contractor submissions, including executive summaries.
Coordinate cost information from relevant sources, including suppliers, subcontractors, and design teams.
Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
Resolve scheduling issues proactively with minimal supervision.
Manage cost checks and valuations on larger projects, completing cost-checking and valuation processes accurately and on time.
Manage post-contract cost variances and change-control processes.
Manage cost impacts, contingencies, and commitment-tracking logs.
Prepare funding-data presentations and coordinate value-engineering sessions with stakeholders.
Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase and deliver updated plans at appropriate design milestones.
Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value-engineering exercises.
Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of the client to achieve fair contract prices.
Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change-management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure effective cost auditing and valuation, including a robust cost-validation process.
Produce monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
Negotiate and agree final accounts in a timely manner.
Compile built-cost estimate records for benchmarking.
Identify, coach, and mentor talent, and recognize the success of others.
Deliver commissions in accordance with appointment conditions and demonstrate leadership and service excellence.
Use internal software to track commission margins, monthly fee and resource forecasts, and financial reports.
Implement and maintain internal Business Management Systems, delivery methodologies, and tools to support consistent best-practice delivery.
Model a one-business culture that balances outcomes for employees, clients, stakeholders, and society.
Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.