Construction Data Analyst

Turner & Townsend; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Construction Cost Data Analyst to manage data, analytics, and dashboard reporting for a global data center portfolio. The role may include cost management duties across related projects and requires strong Excel and Power BI skills, plus client-facing presentation abilities.

Responsibilities include analyzing cost trends, benchmarking, forecasting, and providing actionable insights to optimize project funding and performance.

Qualifications

• 4+ years using benchmarking, data modeling, and statistical methods to solve problems.
• Previous commercial experience in data center or industrial/manufacturing projects.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI dashboards.
• UAT/QA experience is helpful.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to thrive in a client-facing role.
• Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize, and be a team player.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cost trends, issues and opportunities for a global data center portfolio across regions and stages.
• Perform analyses such as benchmarking, trend identification, and growth forecasting to support problem-solving discussions.
• Provide insights and recommendations based on analysis to inform internal initiatives.
• Present analysis findings clearly and professionally to clients.
• Identify ways to streamline processes using software tools and automation.
• Review contractor pricing against benchmarks and identify outliers.
• Develop and maintain project cashflow forecasts and monthly accruals.
• Analyze project budgets against program-wide benchmarks and cost trends.

Skills

Benchmarking

Data modeling

Statistical methods

Excel

Power BI

UAT/QA experience

Presentation skills

Client-facing

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job 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.

Turner & Townsendare engaged to support our client with many complex projects, andwe are seeking the idealConstruction Cost Data Analystresponsible for data management, analytics and dashboard reporting development for our technology client’s Global Data Center Portfolio.As part of this role, you may also be required to perform cost management duties for related projects.
Responsibilities:

• Analyze cost trends, issues and opportunities for a global data center portfolio. Projects are across various regions, in different construction stages and ranging from small colocation fit-out to large hyperscale lease.
• You will likely perform a variety of analyses such as benchmarking, trend identification, growth forecasting to add value to problem-solving discussions.
• Provide insights and/or recommendations based on analysis to facilitate internal initiatives.
• Ability to present analysis findings in a clear concise and professional manner.
• Identify ways to improve and streamline processes with the use of software tools and/or automation.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing against benchmarks, including identifying and negotiating outliers.
• Develop and maintain project cashflow forecasts and accruals on a monthly basis.
• Analyze project budgets against program-wide benchmarks and ongoing cost trends.
• If necessary, provide recommendations to the client on project funding needs based on those benchmarks and cost trends.
• Support the client in compiling information required for capital planning requests (funding).
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of using technical skills such as benchmarking, data modeling, and statistical methods to solve problems.
• Previous commercial experience in data center or industrial / manufacturing projects.
• Advanced software skills in Excel and Power BI Dashboards.
• UAT/QA experience is helpful.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to thrive in a client-facing role.
• Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize, and be a team player.

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $90K - $140K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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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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