Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor — Dynamic Projects & Growth

Turnertownsend; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Phoenix, Arizona team and support construction cost services across a diverse portfolio of projects. You will advise clients, develop estimates, manage cost reporting, and oversee invoicing and post-contract activities.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of experience in cost management or quantity surveying in the construction industry, with RICS accreditation valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a cost management or quantity surveying role within the construction industry.
• RICS accreditation or working toward certification is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on strategies, manage prequalification of vendors, assess proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, and make final recommendations to the client.
• Develop project estimates for construction, fees, direct work, and other costs; review estimates; present to clients; provide value engineering and risk assessments.
• Establish cost reporting, budgets, and spend forecasts; maintain commercial risk registers; host periodic meetings with project teams and vendors.
• Review payment applications, liaise with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, review change orders, and advise the client.
• Oversee invoicing processes and post-contract audits and account closeouts.
• Benchmark performance against similar projects and final accounting processes.
• Perform post-contract reviews to capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Value engineering

Education

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

Tools

Cost Estimating Software

Take-off Software

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Phoenix, Arizona team and support construction cost services across a diverse portfolio of projects. You will advise clients, develop estimates, manage cost reporting, and oversee invoicing and post-contract activities.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of experience in cost management or quantity surveying in the construction industry, with RICS accreditation valued.