Strategic Cost Manager - Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend; Radnor (Delaware County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to support cost management on complex Life Sciences projects, including pharma facilities and GMP environments. The role demands collaborative delivery, strong cost control, and stakeholder management across multiple project phases.

You will develop cost plans, oversee procurement and change management, and guide project teams toward cost certainty and successful outcomes.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Advising client on strategies, vendor prequalification, proposals and bids; chairing bid interviews and managing appointments.
• Developing project cost plans, reviewing estimates, presenting costs and value engineering recommendations to client.
• Maintaining cost reports, budgets, forecasts, and commercial risk registers; leading meetings with teams and vendors.
• Overseeing cost control processes including payments, change orders and disputes.
• Managing invoicing, benchmarking performance, and final accounting and post-contract reviews.
• Developing handover procedures and using bid analysis and cost estimating software.

Skills

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Project budgeting

Stakeholder management

Value engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor to support cost management on complex Life Sciences projects, including pharma facilities and GMP environments. The role demands collaborative delivery, strong cost control, and stakeholder management across multiple project phases.

You will develop cost plans, oversee procurement and change management, and guide project teams toward cost certainty and successful outcomes.