Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Industrial & Manufacturing Construction

Turner & Townsend • Philadelphia, PA

2h • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join their team and provide construction cost services for a portfolio of complex, large-scale industrial and manufacturing projects. The role involves supporting the phased modernization, retrofitting, and expansion of existing operational facilities, often within active manufacturing environments. This requires careful planning, strong commercial oversight, and coordination to minimize disruption to ongoing operations. The ideal candidate will be driven and embody Turner & Townsend's purpose and values.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7+ years of experience in a cost management or quantity surveying role within the construction industry.
• Experience supporting or leading cost management on medium to large-scale construction projects.
• Experience working within industrial, manufacturing, or complex retrofit environments is preferred.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of procurement routes, value engineering, and construction cost management best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

• RICS accreditation or working toward certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide cost planning and estimating, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Communicate and meet with the general contractor and client project team to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.
• Prepare written comments on contractor submissions, including executive summaries.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information, including subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams.
• Inform and help drive engineering and construction priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve cost and scheduling challenges in phased and fast-track environments.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on large, complex projects delivered within active facilities. Complete timely and accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Participate effectively in post-contract cost variance and change control processes.
• Manage cost impacts, including contingency tracking and commitment tracking logs across multiple project phases.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions with stakeholders.
• Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updates at key project milestones.
• Provide commercial input into design optioneering and value engineering exercises.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations to ensure commercially sound outcomes.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure cost auditing, validation, and reporting processes are robust and consistently applied.
• Produce monthly cost reports for client presentation.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.
• Compile built cost data and maintain benchmarking records for future project use.
• Identify, coach, and mentor team members to support development and performance.
• Demonstrate excellence in leadership and service delivery aligned with project and client expectations.
• Manage financial performance using internal systems for margin tracking, fee forecasts, and reporting.
• Implement and maintain Business Management Systems and delivery methodologies to ensure consistent best practices.
• Act as a role model fostering a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

• A great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• Support for people to succeed both in work and life.
• A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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