Senior Cost Manager - Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend • Wilson, NC

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to serve as a key day-to-day client interface, ensuring client objectives are achieved through value-added cost management services. The position supports a major pharmaceutical and consumer health manufacturing expansion program in Wilson, North Carolina, involving redevelopment and expansion of a large-scale manufacturing campus with ongoing and future capital projects. The role provides cost management services through the full project lifecycle, from planning and design through construction and closeout.

The successful candidate will be client-facing, self-motivated, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively with project teams and stakeholders. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to complex manufacturing projects within a long-term capital program. It also includes providing leadership and direction while promoting Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and vision.

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with more than 22,000 people in over 60 countries. Its capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero, and digital solutions. The company is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., with partners holding a significant minority interest.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in a construction-industry cost management role.
• Experience leading cost management services on medium- to large-scale construction projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Strong understanding of construction technical matters, including procurement strategies, value management, and value engineering.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, cost controls, change management, and commercial negotiations.
• Excellent client-facing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced project environment and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

• RICS accredited or actively working toward accreditation.
• Experience leading cost management services on large-scale industrial, pharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing, or consumer products capital projects.
• Experience supporting greenfield, brownfield, expansion, or facility modernization programs.
• Construction consultancy experience.

Responsibilities

• Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimating and cost planning services, including producing and presenting final cost plans.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in developing cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and help the general contractor ensure cost data is accurate.
• Communicate and meet with the general contractor, owner, and project manager to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.
• Prepare written comments on contractor submissions, including executive summaries.
• Coordinate cost information from suppliers, subcontractors, NPA data, quantities, and A/E information for cost discussions.
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impacts.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve project and scheduling issues.
• Manage cost checks and valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate cost validation.
• Participate in post-contract cost variance management and change control processes.
• Manage cost impact assessments, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions with stakeholders.
• Develop and update cost plans and estimates throughout the design phase at key design milestones.
• Provide commercial input into design optioneering and value engineering exercises.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on the client’s behalf to secure fair and competitive pricing.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain effective post-contract cost variance and change control processes.
• Maintain robust cost auditing, valuation, and validation processes.
• Produce and present monthly cost reports to the client.
• Negotiate and finalize project accounts in a timely manner.
• Compile and maintain built-cost benchmarking data.
• Identify, coach, and mentor talent and celebrate others’ success.
• Demonstrate leadership and service delivery in line with project and client expectations.
• Use internal systems to manage commission financial performance, including fee forecasts, resource forecasting, and reporting.
• Implement and maintain Turner & Townsend business management systems, methodologies, and tools to ensure consistent client delivery.
• Promote a one-business culture that balances positive outcomes for people, clients, stakeholders, and society.
• Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.

Benefits

• Healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
• A workplace where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and an inclusive environment.

What This Job Offers

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