Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Construction

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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include program, 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 program, 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 act as the key, day-to-day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service across a portfolio of complex capital projects.

These projects include large-scale campus developments, workplace environments, and technically complex facilities delivered through multi-phase programs, requiring strong commercial oversight and coordination across diverse stakeholder groups.

To be successful in this role you must have strong communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this position, you will provide leadership and direction, embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

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 and meet with the general contractor, owner, or project manager to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including executive summaries for client reporting.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information including subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams to support accurate cost analysis.
• Inform and help drive engineering and design priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling and cost-related issues.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger, complex projects, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Participate effectively in post-contract cost variances and change control processes.
• Manage cost impact, contingency tracking, and commitment tracking logs across multiple concurrent project phases.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions with stakeholders.
• Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at key 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 drive fair and competitive outcomes.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensure that cost auditing and valuation processes are robust and consistently applied.
• Produce monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.
• Compile built cost data for benchmarking and future program planning.
• Identify, coach, and mentor team members to support development and performance.
• Demonstrate excellence in leadership and service delivery aligned with client expectations.
• Manage financial performance utilizing internal systems to track margin, fee forecasts, and resource planning.
• Implement and maintain Business Management Systems and delivery methodologies to ensure consistent best practice.
• Act as a role model fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Qualifications

 

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in cost management or quantity surveying within the construction industry.
• Experience delivering cost management services on medium to large-scale, complex construction or program-based projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of estimating, cost planning, procurement, and change management processes.
• RICS accreditation or working toward certification is preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Information

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

The base salary range for this role is $130K-$160K 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.

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