Cost Manger / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend, located in Atlanta, is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support a growing portfolio of data center clients. The ideal candidate will manage vendor qualifications, cost estimations, cost reporting, and post-contract reviews while offering strategic advice to clients.

Potential candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and experience in the construction industry, particularly in data centers. Strong communication skills and commercial acumen are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in cost management within construction.
• RICS accreditation or working towards it is valuable.
• Experience with data centers and large construction projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on strategies and manage vendor prequalification.
• Establish and present cost reporting schedules and forecasts.
• Manage estimating services and provide value engineering recommendations.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Strong communication skills

Construction industry technical knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Atlanta team, and support our expanding portfolio of data center clients. This role is critical to our continued growth in the mission‑critical and hyperscale data center sector. The ideal candidate will bring strong commercial acumen, technical awareness of data center delivery, and a proactive approach aligned with 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 and 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 and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budget & spend forecast with the client, developing and maintaining commercial risk register, and hosting periodic meetings with project team and 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 and making recommendations to client, and using dispute prevention/management/resolution procedures to manage payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
• Manage and 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.
• 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 field related to construction.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry, with exposure to data center, mission‑critical, or highly serviced projects preferred.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects, ideally including MEP‑intensive environments.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering, with awareness of data center design and delivery considerations (e.g., redundancy, phasing, and scalability).
• Strong communication skills.

Additional Information

*On‑site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.

Legal Statements

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.

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