Senior Cost Manager – Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support Life Sciences construction projects in the United States. You will serve as the primary client interface, delivering cost management services across manufacturing, laboratory, and R&D facilities.

Ideal candidates will bring strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills, and be comfortable in client-facing roles while driving cost control and value optimization on complex projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience working in a cost management role in the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working towards it is preferred.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es.
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Client liaison

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support Life Sciences construction projects in the United States. You will serve as the primary client interface, delivering cost management services across manufacturing, laboratory, and R&D facilities.

Ideal candidates will bring strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills, and be comfortable in client-facing roles while driving cost control and value optimization on complex projects.