Senior Cost Manager & Quantity Surveyor (Construction)

Facade Today; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Benefits package

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Boston team and deliver cost services across a diverse project portfolio. The ideal candidate will drive value and align with our purposes and values on site.

Responsibilities include advising on cost strategies, developing estimates, reporting, and managing the end-to-end cost process with vendors and project teams. 3–5 years of construction cost experience and a potential RICS credential are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related construction field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in cost management or quantity surveying within construction.
• RICS accreditation is valuable or working toward.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on cost and procurement strategies, manage vendor prequalification, assess proposals, bids, and bid leveling documents, and manage the appointment process.
• Develop project estimates for construction, fees, direct work and other costs; review estimates; present to clients; provide VE and risk assessments.
• Establish cost reporting schedules; review cost reports and forecasts; manage budgets and spend forecasts with clients; maintain risk registers.
• Review payment applications; advise on contractor entitlements; review change orders and support resolution of disputes.
• Oversee invoicing to align with delivery and financial controls.
• Benchmark performance against similar projects to drive best practices.
• Lead final accounting, post-contract audits, and closeouts; conduct lessons-learned reviews.
• Develop handover procedures across varying scopes and delivery methods.
• Utilize Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management/quantity surveying

Tools

Cost estimating software

Take-off software

Job description

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Boston team and deliver cost services across a diverse project portfolio. The ideal candidate will drive value and align with our purposes and values on site.

Responsibilities include advising on cost strategies, developing estimates, reporting, and managing the end-to-end cost process with vendors and project teams. 3–5 years of construction cost experience and a potential RICS credential are preferred.