Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support a large-scale data center construction project. The role is client-facing, delivering cost management, commercial guidance, and quantity surveying services across the project lifecycle to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

You will engage with design teams, contractors and stakeholders, negotiate changes, prepare cost plans and reports, and mentor junior staff while upholding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a construction-related field is required.
• 5–7+ years in cost management, quantity surveying, or project controls within construction.
• Experience leading cost management on medium to large-scale projects, preferably data centers.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimating, cost planning, and commercial management services, including final cost plans.
• Review and participate with design teams and contractors in developing project cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist contractors in validating quantity and pricing information.
• Meet with stakeholders to gather updates and prepare cost estimate updates and forecasts.
• Prepare executive summaries on contractor submissions.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information from pricing to design quantities.
• Provide input on design decisions, value engineering, and cost impacts.
• Manage cost checks, valuations, forecasting, and commitment tracking on large projects.
• Support contingency management, risk tracking, and post-contract cost management.
• Prepare funding presentations and participate in value engineering workshops.
• Develop cost plans and estimates throughout design and construction milestones.
• Review contractor pricing and lead commercial negotiations for the client.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, and validation.
• Produce monthly cost reports and client presentations.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.
• Maintain benchmarking data and historical cost records.
• Mentor junior team members and support their professional development.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related

Job description

Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

• Full-time

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energyand natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estateservices and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of a large-scale mission-critical data center construction project. This role will serve as a key client-facing position, providing cost management, commercial guidance, and quantity surveying services throughout the project lifecycle to help ensure successful project delivery.

To be successful in this role, you must have strong communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team while promoting Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and vision.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimating, cost planning, and commercial management services, including producing and presenting final cost plans.
• Review and participate with design teams and contractors in the development of project cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist contractors in validating quantity and pricing information.
• Meet with project stakeholders to gather status updates and prepare cost estimate updates and forecasts.
• Prepare written comments and executive summaries on contractor submissions.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information, including contractor pricing, supplier quotations, subcontractor proposals, and design team quantities.
• Provide commercial input on design decisions, value engineering opportunities, and cost impacts.
• Manage cost checks, valuations, forecasting activities, and commitment tracking on large and complex projects.
• Support contingency management, risk tracking, change control, and post-contract cost management processes.
• Prepare funding presentations and participate in value engineering workshops with project stakeholders.
• Develop cost plans and estimates throughout design and construction, updating costs at key project milestones.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead commercial negotiations on behalf of the client.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, and cost validation activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Produce monthly cost reports and presentations for client review.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.
• Maintain benchmarking data and historical cost records to support future projects.
• Mentor junior team members and support their professional development.
• Utilize company systems and tools to manage project financial performance, resource planning, and reporting.
• Champion best practices, company methodologies, and a culture of collaboration and service excellence.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction discipline.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, commercial management, or project controls within the construction industry.
• Experience leading cost management services on medium to large-scale construction projects, preferably within mission-critical, data center, industrial, commercial, or other complex construction environments.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• RICS accreditation or progress toward accreditation is preferred.
• Good understanding of construction industry technical matters, including estimating, procurement strategies, value management, value engineering, and change management.
• Strong communication, leadership, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• *On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients’ 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.