Senior Cost Manager & Quantity Surveyor – Construction Leadership

Sccsinternational; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Atlanta seeks an experienced Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management on major projects across data centers, healthcare, infrastructure, and commercial sectors. You will provide cost estimation, planning, and commercial leadership from planning through closeout.

The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years in cost management for large-scale construction, strong client-facing skills, and preference for RICS accreditation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction field.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience in a cost management role within the construction industry.
• RICS accreditation, or progress toward accreditation, is preferred.
• Experience leading cost management activities on medium to large-scale construction projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Experience supporting projects within data centers, mission-critical/high-tech, commercial, healthcare, infrastructure, or other major capital construction sectors is preferred.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Excellent communication, client-facing, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Providing estimate and cost planning services, including producing and presenting final cost plans.
• Reviewing and collaborating with design teams and general contractors in the development of cost estimates.
• Reconciling changes and assisting contractors to ensure cost data accuracy.
• Meeting with contractors, owners, and project managers to gather project status information and prepare cost estimate updates.
• Preparing written reviews and executive summaries for contractor submissions.
• Coordinating cost information from multiple sources, including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams.
• Informing and driving engineering priorities based on cost impacts.
• Working proactively with minimal supervision to resolve cost and scheduling issues.
• Managing cost checks and carrying out valuations on complex construction projects.
• Supporting post-contract cost variance analysis and change control processes.
• Managing cost impact assessments, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.
• Preparing funding presentations and coordinating value engineering sessions with project stakeholders.
• Developing cost plans and estimates throughout the design phase and delivering updates at key project milestones.
• Providing commercial input into design optioneering and value engineering exercises.
• Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of clients to achieve fair contract values.
• Performing quantity surveying, cost control, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Managing post-contract cost variances and change control processes effectively.
• Overseeing cost auditing and valuation activities and maintaining robust cost validation procedures.
• Producing monthly cost reports for client presentation and review.
• Negotiating and finalizing project accounts in a timely manner.
• Compiling completed project cost data for benchmarking and future estimating purposes.
• Identifying, coaching, and mentoring team members to support professional growth and development.
• Demonstrating excellence in leadership and service delivery in accordance with project and client requirements.
• Utilizing internal systems to monitor project financial performance, margin levels, fee forecasts, resource planning, and reporting.
• Implementing and maintaining internal business management systems, delivery methodologies, and best practices.
• Promoting a one-business culture that achieves positive outcomes for people, clients, stakeholders, and society.

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Client-facing

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Job description

Turner & Townsend in Atlanta seeks an experienced Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management on major projects across data centers, healthcare, infrastructure, and commercial sectors. You will provide cost estimation, planning, and commercial leadership from planning through closeout.

The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years in cost management for large-scale construction, strong client-facing skills, and preference for RICS accreditation.