Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

Turner & Townsend; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend are looking for a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our San Francisco team, supporting construction cost services across a diverse portfolio and delivering estimates, cost plans and value engineering. The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in cost management, a related bachelor’s degree, and strong client-facing communication; progress toward or attainment of RICS is a plus.

This on-site role offers growth within a global practice dedicated to governance and delivering cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience in cost management, QS, or estimating in construction.
• Experience on medium to large-scale construction projects.
• Progress toward or attainment of RICS is a plus.
• Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Advise client on strategies, manage vendor prequalification, and lead bid interviews.
• Develop project estimates and present value engineering recommendations.
• Establish cost reporting and manage commercial risk registers.
• Oversee cost control, change orders, and payment requisitions.
• Perform final accounting, post-contract audits, and lessons learned.

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Estimating

Client-facing communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

Cost Estimating Software

Take-off Software

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 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 a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our San Francisco team, which supports construction cost services across a diverse portfolio of projects. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to complex, high-profile programs within a collaborative and growing team environment. The ideal candidate will be driven and aligned with Turner & Townsend’s purpose and values.

Responsibilities

• Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bidlevellingdocuments, making final recommendations tothe client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process
• Manage estimating services for full project by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work and other costs), reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to client, presenting value engineering recommendations and risk assessments to client, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and reviewing estimates by utilizing benchmark data collected from other projects.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedule, reviewing & presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast withthe client, developing & maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team & vendors.
• Manage cost control process by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing requests for change orders from vendors & making recommendations toclient, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
• Manage & monitor invoicing process.
• Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
• Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post contract audits and account close outs.
• Hold post-contract reviews with the client to establish a lesson learned document and apply lessons to create training manual.
• Develop procedures governing handover ofproject.
• Perform all the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or estimating within the construction industry.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale construction projects.
• Consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of construction methodologies, procurement routes, and value. management/engineering principles.
• Progress toward or attainment of RICS (or similar professional accreditation) is a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate in a client-facing role.
• Eagerness to work across a range of project types and adapt within a dynamic delivery environment.

Additional Information

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

The base salary range for this full-time role is $120K-$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.

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

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