Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, we transform challenges into opportunities and deliver outcomes that improve lives. 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.

About the role

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to drive a massive, multi-phase data center construction program in the Greater San Antonio area. This role offers remote flexibility for local professionals, with occasional travel to the project site for client alignment and key milestones. The successful candidate will serve as a key day-to-day stakeholder interface, ensuring project objectives are achieved through effective cost management, commercial oversight, and financial controls throughout the project lifecycle.

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

Responsibilities

• Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimate and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Review and participate with the design services team and contractors in developing cost estimates for large-scale construction projects.
• Reconcile changes and assist contractors to ensure data accuracy.
• Communicate and collaborate with contractors, consultants, and project 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 discussions, including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, quantities from A/Es, and project stakeholders.
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects.
• Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Participate effectively in post-contract cost variances and change control processes.
• Manage cost impact assessments, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.
• 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 appropriate project 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 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.
• Ensure cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively, with a robust process for cost validation in place.
• Produce monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.
• Compile built cost estimate records and benchmark data for future estimating and planning purposes.
• Identify, coach, and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others.
• Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions in line with conditions of appointment.
• Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports.
• Implement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools to ensure consistent delivery of best practices.
• Be a role model that drives a one-business culture achieving great outcomes by striking the right balance for people, clients, stakeholders, and society.
• Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role within the construction industry.
• RICS accreditation or working toward accreditation is preferred.
• Experience leading cost management activities on medium to large-scale construction projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial, industrial, campus, mission-critical, manufacturing, or similarly complex construction projects is preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in fast-paced project environments with multiple stakeholders and concurrent construction activities is preferred.

Benefits

We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.