Strategic Cost Manager & Quantity Surveyor - Workplace Projects

Turner & Townsend; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Benefits package

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to support a portfolio of workplace, commercial, and capital improvement projects across North America. This role is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, cost controls, change management, and financial reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will work closely with project teams and external cost consultants to ensure accurate cost management and effective project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Cost Management, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in construction cost management, quantity surveying, cost controls, or project controls.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, change management, cost reporting, and financial controls across multiple projects or programs.
• Experience leading cost management services on medium to large-scale construction projects.
• Experience supporting workplace, tenant improvement, renovation, decommissioning, laboratory, infrastructure, or similar capital projects preferred.
• Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred; RICS accreditation is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of procurement, cost management, value engineering, and construction industry best practices.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Communicate with project teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.
• Prepare written comments to contractor and consultant submissions, including executive summaries.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and decision-making.
• Inform and drive project priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve project and cost management issues.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Cost management

Value engineering

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Cost Management

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to support a portfolio of workplace, commercial, and capital improvement projects across North America. This role is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, cost controls, change management, and financial reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will work closely with project teams and external cost consultants to ensure accurate cost management and effective project delivery.