Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor

Turner & Townsend; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Healthy work-life balance

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a Senior Cost Manager or Quantity Surveyor in Kansas City, USA. The successful candidate will manage cost control and estimating for significant EV Battery Manufacturers construction projects. This role requires excellent communication skills and offers opportunities for international relocation. Applicants should have a minimum of 8 years' experience in construction cost roles and a relevant degree. Full-time employment with potential flexibility in work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years' experience in construction cost roles.
• Experience with large-scale commercial real estate or EV projects.
• Leading cost management on medium to large-sized projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial management and cost control for construction.
• Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout construction.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Communication skills

Cost control

Estimating

Negotiation

Quantity surveying

Education

College or post-graduate degree in construction management

RICS accredited or working towards

Job description

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager or Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial management, cost control and estimating services on a global EV Battery Manufacturers construction program.

To be successful in this role you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role.

Open to international relocation!

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.
• Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
• 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.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• Manage cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.

You will also be responsible for:

Pre-Contract

• Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
• Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.

Post-Contract

• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
• Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
• Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience working in a construction cost role.
• College and/or post-graduate degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• RICS accredited or working towards is valuable, but not required.
• Experience working on large-scale commercial real estate, or EV projects.
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Project Management, Consulting, and Engineering

Industries: Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services