Cost Manager & Quantity Surveyor — Data Center Projects

Turner & Townsend; Fayetteville (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support large-scale data center construction programs. The role covers estimating, cost control, reporting, and risk management across multi-building developments with hyperscale requirements.

Strong cost management background and contractor engagement are essential. On-site presence is required; travel and client coordination will be involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication skills.

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.
• 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.
• Develop procedures governing handover of project.
• Perform all the duties above through 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Cost management knowledge

Vendor prequalification

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management / cost management / engineering

3-5 years cost management experience

RICS accreditation valued

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support large-scale data center construction programs. The role covers estimating, cost control, reporting, and risk management across multi-building developments with hyperscale requirements.

Strong cost management background and contractor engagement are essential. On-site presence is required; travel and client coordination will be involved.