Senior Cost Manager & QS - Industrial

Turner & Townsend; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Charlotte, NC, seeks an experienced Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor for an industrial/manufacturing construction program. You will lead cost planning, change management, and value engineering, interfacing with clients and design teams to protect value and performance.

In this client-facing role you will drive estimates, cost control, and reporting across multi-package projects, mentor junior staff, and ensure governance, SOX controls, and commercial excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or project controls within the construction industry.
• Experience delivering cost management on large, complex industrial or infrastructure projects.
• Consultancy experience preferred.
• Knowledge of procurement strategies, value engineering, and cost control methodologies.
• RICS accreditation or working towards certification is preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate in a client-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders across a complex, multi-package construction program.
• Provide estimate and cost planning, including producing and presenting final cost plans for large industrial facilities.
• Review and collaborate with design teams and general contractors in developing and validating cost estimates.
• Reconcile design and scope changes and ensure contractor data accuracy across multiple workstreams.
• Engage with contractors and project stakeholders to gather progress updates and maintain accurate cost forecasts.
• Prepare written commentary and executive summaries on contractor submissions and monthly reporting deliverables.
• Coordinate all sources of cost data, including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams.
• Inform and drive engineering and design decisions based on real-time cost impacts.
• Work proactively to resolve scheduling and commercial challenges on large-scale construction works.
• Manage cost checks, valuations, and financial controls across major industrial and infrastructure components.
• Support post-contract cost variance management and formal change control processes.
• Oversee cost impact assessments, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding reports and participate in value engineering sessions to optimize cost without compromising performance.
• Develop and maintain cost plans through design milestones, ensuring alignment with project budgets.
• Provide commercial input to design development and value engineering exercises.
• Review contractor pricing and lead negotiations to ensure fair and market-aligned contract values.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure cost auditing, validation processes, and financial governance are effectively implemented.
• Produce and present monthly cost reports to stakeholders.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and closed out in a timely manner.
• Compile benchmark cost data from major industrial construction projects.
• Support team development through mentoring and collaboration.
• Demonstrate leadership excellence in service delivery aligned with company standards.
• Manage financial performance using internal systems, including margin tracking and forecasting.
• Implement business systems and methodologies to ensure consistent best practices.
• Promote a collaborative, high-performance culture across teams and stakeholders.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Skills

Cost management

Leadership

Client-facing

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Charlotte, NC, seeks an experienced Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor for an industrial/manufacturing construction program. You will lead cost planning, change management, and value engineering, interfacing with clients and design teams to protect value and performance.

In this client-facing role you will drive estimates, cost control, and reporting across multi-package projects, mentor junior staff, and ensure governance, SOX controls, and commercial excellence