Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Real Estate Construction

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to provide cost management and quantity surveying services across commercial real estate and construction projects, including office, workplace, campus development, renovation, tenant improvement, and supporting infrastructure programs.

The successful candidate will act as a key day-to-day stakeholder interface, delivering cost planning, estimating, change management, value engineering, cost control, forecasting, valuations, final accounts, and commercial reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team. This position requires leadership, commercial acumen, and a commitment to delivering best-in-class cost management solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include 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 or meet with contractors, project managers, and stakeholders to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.
• Prepare written comments on contractor submissions, including executive summaries.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions, including subcontractors, suppliers, quantities, and design team inputs.
• Inform and drive engineering and design priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve project and scheduling issues.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate cost validation.
• Participate effectively in post-contract cost variance management and change control processes.
• Manage cost impact assessments, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding data presentations and support value engineering sessions with project stakeholders.
• Develop cost plans and estimates through design phases, delivering updated cost plans at key project milestones.
• Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering exercises.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations to achieve fair and competitive contract pricing.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Support cost auditing, valuation reviews, and implementation of robust cost validation procedures.
• Produce monthly cost reports for presentation to project stakeholders.
• Negotiate and finalize project accounts in a timely manner.
• Compile cost benchmarking data and maintain project cost records.
• Identify, coach, and mentor talent to support team development and knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrate leadership and excellence in service delivery consistent with organizational standards.
• Track project financial performance, including margins, forecasts, and resource planning.
• Implement and maintain best-practice cost management processes, methodologies, and reporting systems.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and a strong team culture across project stakeholders.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

 

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Cost Management, or a related construction discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in quantity surveying, cost management, commercial management, and construction project delivery.
• MRICS in progress.
• Experience leading cost management activities on medium to large-scale construction and infrastructure projects valued up to £27M.
• Strong background in cost planning, estimating, forecasting, CVRs, valuations, procurement, subcontract management, change control, and final accounts.
• Experience with NEC3/NEC4 contracts, commercial reporting, compensation events, and contract administration.
• Sector experience includes water/wastewater, utilities, civil infrastructure, highways, industrial, warehouse, commercial, workplace, and campus development projects.
• Proven ability to improve project margins, drive cost savings, and support value engineering initiatives.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and client-facing skills.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

The base salary range for this role is $135K-$175 USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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