Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Construction Management

Turner & Townsend; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A dynamic consulting firm in Salt Lake City is seeking a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor. The position offers the opportunity to lead cost management projects, coordinate with clients and contractors, and ensure financial accuracy throughout the project lifecycle. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of construction experience, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in estimating software. The firm fosters a diverse and inclusive environment promoting work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in construction as a cost consultant.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, charts, and presentations.
• RICS accredited or working towards accreditation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of monthly cost reports for client.
• Coordinate cost estimates and manage the negotiation of change orders.
• Manage cash flow forecasting and final accounts.

Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Proactive Attitude

Team Collaboration

Organization Skills

Education

College degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Estimating Software (e.g. on screen take off, Revit)

Job description

Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Construction Management

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programs covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

Turner & Townsend’s Seattle, Washington team is seeking an ambitious Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor. Working within our Real Estate Cost Management team, you will be supporting Developers, Manufacturers, Retail, Health and Tech clients.

The ideal candidate will be self‑motivated, driven and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, embedding, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

Responsibilities

• Onsite / in‑office work is required.
• Holistic ownership of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Coordinate cost information to inform the client when making cost related decisions.
• Coordinate with the architect and GC to develop cost estimates for additional scopes of work requested by the client.
• Review, quantification and negotiation of change orders with the General Contractor throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Preparation and ownership of cash flow forecasting.
• Review and validate monthly pay applications from the General Contractor.
• Review invoicing from design consultants and Client vendors.
• Prepare Purchase Requisitions for client approval.
• Provide input into value engineering exercises.
• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Ensure that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
• Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years’ experience in the construction industry with a good understanding of the role of a cost consultant.
• College degree in Construction Management, Engineering or a related field is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, charts, and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Drive to be proactive and self‑motivated.
• The tenacity and ambition to inject value and create solutions.
• Ability to develop good working relationships with project teams.
• Experience with client specific systems.
• Good organization skills, ability to multi‑task, prioritize, and be a team player.
• Passion and enthusiasm for construction and numbers!
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency using spreadsheets.
• Experience using estimating software, e.g. on screen take off, Revit is preferred.
• RICS accredited or working towards accreditation is valuable, but not required.

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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