Senior Construction Cost Manager & Quantity Surveyor

Turner-; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in New York City seeks a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our team, delivering construction cost management services across major programs. You will help develop estimates, review forecasts, and advise clients on cost strategies throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of cost management experience in construction, knowledge of procurement routes and value engineering, and is prepared for on-site work in NYC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant cost management experience in construction.
• RICS accreditation or progress towards it is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering.

Responsibilities

• Advise client on strategies, prequalify vendors, assess proposals and bids, chair bid interviews.
• Develop project estimates for construction, fees, direct costs; review junior estimates; present to client.
• Present cost reports and forecasts; manage budgets and spend forecasts with client.
• Maintain commercial risk register; run meetings with project team and vendors.
• Oversee cost control: evaluate payment applications and change orders; resolve disputes.
• Monitor invoicing process; benchmark performance; conduct final accounting and post‑contract reviews.
• Develop handover procedures and training materials; use bid analysis and cost estimating tools.

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Construction industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management/quantity surveying/engineering

RICS accreditation desirable

Job description

Turner & Townsend in New York City seeks a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our team, delivering construction cost management services across major programs. You will help develop estimates, review forecasts, and advise clients on cost strategies throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of cost management experience in construction, knowledge of procurement routes and value engineering, and is prepared for on-site work in NYC.