Lead Cost Manager — Data Center Projects

Turner & Townsend; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management on a large data center program in Jefferson, Indiana, just outside Louisville, Kentucky. The role emphasizes change management, cost control, and strong commercial governance in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates will have 5–7 years of cost management experience in construction, with data center or campus-scale projects preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–7 years of cost management experience in construction.
• Experience with change management, change orders, and cost control on complex projects.
• Experience leading cost management on medium to large construction projects.
• Data center, industrial, or large campus developments preferred.
• Construction consultancy experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of commercial management, procurement routes, and value engineering.
• Proven ability to manage high volumes of change in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management across the program, ensuring changes are identified, evaluated, documented and approved.
• Review, evaluate, negotiate change orders throughout the lifecycle for cost transparency.
• Maintain change logs, contingency tracking and commitment registers with cost visibility.
• Establish change control procedures and governance across multiple projects.
• Provide cost planning, estimating, and presenting final cost plans.
• Coordinate with design teams and general contractors on cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and validate contractor cost data for accuracy.
• Produce monthly cost reports with visibility into changes, risks and forecasts.
• Support final account closeout with reconciled changes.

Skills

Change management

Cost control

Negotiation

Cost reporting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management/Cost Management/Engineering

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management on a large data center program in Jefferson, Indiana, just outside Louisville, Kentucky. The role emphasizes change management, cost control, and strong commercial governance in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates will have 5–7 years of cost management experience in construction, with data center or campus-scale projects preferred.