Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

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

Job summary

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

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of cost management, quantity surveying, or commercial management in construction.
• RICS accreditation or progress toward accreditation preferred.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale projects.
• Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of procurement, value engineering and cost management principles.
• Strong verbal and written communication; ability to build and maintain client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on procurement strategies, managing vendor prequalification, assessing proposals and bids, and supporting contractor appointments.
• Managing estimating services across the project lifecycle, developing and reviewing cost estimates, and presenting VE recommendations.
• Managing cost reporting with schedules, budgets, forecasts, and risk registers; leading cost meetings.
• Overseeing cost control processes including payment reviews, change orders, and dispute avoidance.
• Managing and monitoring project invoicing processes.
• Benchmarking project performance against market data and similar projects.
• Leading final account negotiations, post-contract audits and closeout activities.
• Conducting post-project reviews and documenting lessons learned.
• Developing handover procedures and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilizing cost estimating, takeoff and project controls tools.
• SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant.

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Client communication

Stakeholder management

Value engineering

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related field

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.

Qualifications

• 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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