Senior Cost Manager – Quantity Surveyor, Data Center Construction
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Senior Cost Manager overseeing cost controls and commercial delivery for Turner & Townsend’s large-scale data center construction program. Managing estimates, valuations, change orders, negotiations, and client reporting in Greater El Paso.
Responsibilities:
- Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle across multiple project phases and work packages
- Provide estimating and cost planning, including producing and presenting final cost plans
- Review and participate in cost estimate development with design services teams and general contractors
- Reconcile changes and verify the accuracy of contractor data
- Gather project status information and prepare cost estimate updates
- Prepare written comments and executive summaries on contractor submissions
- Coordinate cost information from suppliers, subcontractors, quantity sources, and design teams
- Drive engineering priorities based on cost impact
- Resolve scheduling issues proactively with minimal supervision
- Manage cost checks, valuations, cost impact assessments, contingency management, and commitment tracking
- Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions
- Develop and update cost plans and estimates through design milestones
- Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering
- Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead client-side negotiations
- Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management throughout the project lifecycle
- Manage cost auditing, valuation, cost validation, post-contract variances, and change control
- Produce monthly cost reports for client presentation
- Negotiate and agree final accounts
- Compile built cost estimate records for benchmarking
- Identify, coach, and mentor talent
- Track commission margin levels, fee/resource forecasts, and financial reports using internal software
- Implement internal business management systems, delivery methodologies, and tools
- Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a construction-related field
- Minimum 5–7 years of relevant cost management experience within the construction industry
- RICS accreditation or active progress toward accreditation preferred
- Experience leading cost management on medium to large, moderately to highly complex construction projects
- Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering
- Experience supporting large-scale commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or campus-style construction programs preferred
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable operating in a client-facing environment
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Benefits:
- Remote flexibility for local professionals
- Healthy, productive and flexible working environment
- Work-life balance support
- Opportunity and voice to affect change
- Equal opportunity and inclusive environment

















