Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction

Turner-; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is hiring a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Seattle team. The role focuses on cost planning, estimating, procurement, and commercial management across diverse projects in the Pacific Northwest.

In this client-facing position, you will lead cost control, reporting, and value engineering efforts while collaborating with clients, contractors, and teams to deliver successful outcomes. On-site presence will vary with client needs and project demands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant cost management/quantity surveying or commercial management experience in construction.
• RICS accreditation preferred or progress toward.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on procurement strategies and manage vendor prequalification.
• Develop and review cost estimates; present estimates and value engineering recommendations.
• Prepare and present cost reports and forecasts; maintain risk registers.
• Manage cost control processes including change orders and invoicing reviews.
• Monitor project budgets and spend forecasts; support project cost meetings.
• Benchmark performance against market data; support final accounts and closeout.
• Conduct post-project reviews and document lessons learned.
• Develop handover procedures and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Cost management

Client relationship management

Communication skills

SOX awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

RICS accreditation preferred

Tools

Cost estimating tools

Takeoff software

Project controls tools

Job description

Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

• Full-time

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 & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our growing Seattle team and support the delivery of construction cost management services across a diverse portfolio of projects throughout the Pacific Northwest.

In this client-facing role, you will provide cost planning, estimating, procurement, commercial management, and cost control services through all phases of the project lifecycle. Working closely with clients, contractors, consultants, and project teams, you will help drive successful project outcomes while supporting Turner & Townsend's commitment to excellence, collaboration, and client service.

The ideal candidate will have strong cost management and quantity surveying experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities across a range of construction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Advising clients on procurement strategies, managing vendor prequalification processes, assessing proposals and bids, facilitating bid interviews, and supporting contractor appointment processes.
• Managing estimating services across the project lifecycle, including developing cost estimates, reviewing estimates prepared by team members, presenting estimates and value engineering recommendations to clients, and validating vendor pricing through benchmarking and market analysis.
• Managing cost reporting by establishing reporting schedules, preparing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budgets and spend forecasts, maintaining commercial risk registers, and facilitating regular project cost meetings.
• Managing cost control processes, including payment application reviews, change order evaluations, contractor entitlement assessments, and dispute avoidance and resolution.
• Managing and monitoring project invoicing processes.
• Benchmarking project performance against comparable projects and market data.
• Managing final account negotiations, post-contract audits, and project closeout activities.
• Conducting post-project reviews and documenting lessons learned.
• Developing project handover procedures and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilizing cost estimating, takeoff, and project controls tools to support project delivery.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management, quantity surveying, or commercial management role within the construction industry.
• RICS accreditation or progress toward accreditation is preferred.
• Experience supporting cost management services on medium to large-scale construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of construction industry practices, including procurement, value engineering, and cost management principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective client and stakeholder relationships.

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

The salary range for this role is $110,000 - $140,000 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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