Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor- Life Sciences Construction

Turnertownsend; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support a major capital construction program, including life sciences manufacturing facilities. The role involves close collaboration with stakeholders, delivering complex multi‑phase projects, and upholding the firm’s purpose and values.

The successful candidate will bring 3–5 years of cost management experience in construction, preferably with exposure to large scale or manufacturing projects, and may be pursuing RICS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant cost management experience in the construction industry.
• RICS accreditation is valued or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Advise client on strategies, prequalify vendors, assess proposals and bids, chair bid interviews, and manage appointment process.
• Develop project estimates for construction, fees, direct costs; review junior team estimates; present estimates and value engineering to client.
• Establish cost reporting schedule; review cost reports and forecasts; maintain commercial risk register; lead project and vendor meetings.

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Stakeholder management

Bid analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or related field

RICS accreditation in progress or valued

Job description

Turner & Townsend are looking for a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our team and support construction cost services for a major capital construction program. This opportunity will involve supporting the continued expansion of a large life sciences manufacturing campus, working closely with project stakeholders to deliver complex projects across multiple phases of development. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend 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.
• 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 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.
• Support cost management activities across multiple phases of construction, from planning and procurement through commissioning and closeout.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a 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.
• Experience working on manufacturing, industrial, life sciences, commercial, or large capital construction projects is beneficial.
• 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 and stakeholder management skills.

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

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.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.