Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Construction
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Senior cost manager delivering construction cost planning, estimating, and controls for Turner & Townsend’s global project-services business. Leading client-facing cost management across complex workplace construction projects.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the key day-to-day client interface and deliver value-added cost management services
- Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle
- Produce and present cost plans, estimates, budgets, and monthly cost reports
- Review design-team and general-contractor cost estimates
- Reconcile changes and validate contractor data
- Gather project status information and prepare cost estimate updates
- Review contractor submissions and prepare written comments and executive summaries
- Coordinate cost information from clients, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, and engineers
- Drive engineering priorities based on cost impact
- Manage cost checks, valuations, cost auditing, and cost validation
- Manage cost variances, change control, contingencies, commitments, and financial risks
- Prepare funding-data presentations and coordinate value-engineering sessions
- Lead bid reviews, procurement strategy, cost analysis, and contractor/subcontractor pricing negotiations
- Align cost plans with schedules for cash flow, accruals, and forecasting
- Develop parametric and hybrid cost models for estimating, benchmarking, and scenario analysis
- Leverage historical data, market intelligence, and industry trends
- Support AI-enabled cost-modeling tools and scalable cost-intelligence platforms
- Collaborate with technical teams to translate workflows into digital solutions
- Partner with clients and project teams on scope, cost, and delivery strategy
- Provide value-engineering and data-driven recommendations
- Communicate cost and risk insights to senior stakeholders
- Contribute to enterprise cost strategies, capital planning, and long-range forecasting
- Negotiate and agree final accounts
- Compile built-cost estimate records for benchmarking
- Mentor team members and drive continuous improvement
- Track commission margins, fees, resource forecasts, and financial reports using internal software
- Implement business management systems, delivery methodologies, and tools
- Adhere to SOX controls where applicable
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field
- Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in a construction-industry cost management role
- RICS accredited or working towards it preferred
- Experience leading cost management on medium or large, medium- to high-complexity construction projects
- Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of construction industry technical matters, procurement routes, value management, and value engineering
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in a client-facing role
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs
Benefits:
- Bonuses may be available
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Healthy, productive, and flexible working environment
- Work-life balance
- Equal opportunity and inclusive environment
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