Senior Cost Manager - Lead Costing & Strategy

Turner & Townsend; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to lead client-facing cost management across a diverse portfolio of San Francisco projects. You will guide cost planning, negotiations, and value engineering to deliver cost efficiency and high-quality outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings 5–7 years in cost management within construction, strong communication, and leadership capabilities, with a track record of managing complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in cost management in the construction industry.
• RICS accreditation preferred or working towards it.
• Experience leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Review and participate with design services team and general contractor in development of cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure data accuracy.
• Prepare cost estimate updates by meeting with the contractor and project owner.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Client-facing experience

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Cost management

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or related field

RICS accreditation preferred

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to lead client-facing cost management across a diverse portfolio of San Francisco projects. You will guide cost planning, negotiations, and value engineering to deliver cost efficiency and high-quality outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings 5–7 years in cost management within construction, strong communication, and leadership capabilities, with a track record of managing complex