Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction (Heavy Civil)

Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction (Heavy Civil)

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to serve as the primary day-to-day client interface on large-scale data center construction projects. This role ensures delivery of disciplined, value-driven cost management services, with a strong focus on heavy civil and site development scopes.

This position is remote, with occasional travel to project sites as required. Candidates must be physically based in the United States and legally authorized to work in the U.S.; remote work is permitted only within the U.S.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and be confident operating in a client-facing role within complex construction environments. You should be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities include estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle with particular focus on sitework, earthworks, utilities, and civil packages; providing detailed estimate and cost planning; reviewing and actively participating with the design team and general contractor in the development and validation of cost estimates; reconciling changes and ensuring contractor-provided data is complete, accurate, and well-substantiated; interfacing regularly with the general contractor and client stakeholders to gather project status and inform cost estimate updates; preparing clear, concise written reviews of contractor submissions, including executive-level summaries; coordinating all sources of cost information including self-perform work, subcontractors, suppliers, and design quantities; informing and helping prioritize engineering and design decisions based on cost and constructability impacts; working proactively to identify and resolve cost, scope, and scheduling challenges with minimal supervision; managing cost checks and carrying out valuations on large-scale civil and infrastructure scopes with accuracy and consistency; supporting post-contract cost control, including change management and governance processes; managing cost impact assessments, contingency tracking, and commitment logs; preparing funding data, supporting reporting, and participating in value engineering and cost optimization sessions; developing and maintaining cost plans throughout design progression, aligned with project milestones; providing commercial input into design options and leading value-based decision support discussions; reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and participating in commercial discussions to ensure fair and reasonable pricing outcomes; performing quantity surveying, cost control, and change management activities across all project phases; ensuring cost validation, audit, and valuation processes are implemented and consistently applied; producing accurate monthly cost reports for client presentation and decision-making; supporting timely negotiation and agreement of final accounts; compiling and maintaining cost data and benchmarks, particularly for heavy civil and site development scopes; identifying, coaching, and mentoring team members to support capability growth and project success; demonstrating strong leadership and service delivery aligned with client expectations and project objectives; supporting financial management activities, including forecasting, resource planning, and margin tracking; implementing and upholding internal business systems, delivery methodologies, and best practices; fostering a collaborative, high-performing project environment across client, contractor, and stakeholder teams; and SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field; minimum 67 years of relevant experience in cost management within the construction industry, including exposure to large-scale infrastructure or heavy civil projects with transferable applicability to data center, mission critical, or similarly complex construction environments; experience supporting complex, fast-paced construction programs with significant site development components; RICS accredited or actively working toward accreditation is preferred; demonstrated experience leading cost management efforts on medium to large projects with moderate to high complexity; construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred; strong understanding of construction methods, procurement strategies, and commercial management principles; excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills; candidates must be physically based in the United States and legally authorized to work in the U.S.; remote work is permitted only within the United States; and ability to travel to project sites as required.