Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

Turner-; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Bay Area team. You will support cost consultancy, project management, and program management across large-scale construction and real estate projects in the San Francisco area.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in cost management, a relevant degree, and solid experience coordinating with clients, consultants, and contractors to drive value, mitigate risks, and ensure profitable delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of cost management experience in construction.
• RICS accreditation preferred.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large-scale projects.
• Experience with commercial real estate, corporate workplaces, life sciences, or infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on cost strategies, review vendor proposals, and chair bid interviews.
• Develop project estimates covering construction, fees, and direct costs.
• Prepare and present cost reports and forecasts to clients.
• Track commercial risk, manage change orders, and verify payments.
• Lead post-contract reviews and capture lessons learned.
• Ensure SOX controls compliance where applicable.

Skills

Cost management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management

Tools

Cost Estimating Software

Take-off Software

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 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.

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Bay Area team. This role will support the delivery of cost consultancy, project management, and program management services across a diverse portfolio of large-scale construction, commercial real estate, advanced technology, life sciences, and infrastructure projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing project costs throughout the full project lifecycle, partnering with clients, consultants, contractors, and project teams to drive commercial success, mitigate risks, and deliver value. As part of our growing team, you will support the successful delivery of complex capital projects while promoting Turner & Townsend's purpose and values.

Responsibilities:

• Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the 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 with the 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 to client, 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 and projects across a variety of construction sectors.
• 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 lessons learned document and apply lessons to create training materials and best practices.
• Develop procedures governing handover of project.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role within the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working toward accreditation is preferred.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large-scale construction and capital improvement projects.
• Experience supporting commercial real estate, corporate workplace, life sciences, advanced technology, infrastructure, or other complex construction projects is preferred.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

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

The base salary range for this role is $110K-$140 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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