Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to serve as the primary day-to-day client interface on large-scale data center construction projects. This role ensures delivery of disciplined, value-driven cost management services, with a strong focus on heavy civil and site development scopes.
This position is remote, with occasional travel to project sites as required. Candidates must be physically based in the United States and legally authorized to work in the U.S.; remote work is permitted only within the U.S.
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and be confident operating in a client-facing role within complex construction environments. You should be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
This role requires providing leadership and direction while supporting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend. Responsibilities:
- Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle with particular focus on sitework, earthworks, utilities, and civil packages.
- Provide detailed estimate and cost planning, including producing and presenting cost plans aligned with early works and heavy civil scopes.
- Review and actively participate with the design team and general contractor in the development and validation of cost estimates.
- Reconcile changes and ensure contractor-provided data is complete, accurate, and well-substantiated.
- Interface regularly with the general contractor and client stakeholders to gather project status and inform cost estimate updates.
- Prepare clear, concise written reviews of contractor submissions, including executive-level summaries.
- Coordinate all sources of cost information including self-perform work, subcontractors, suppliers, and design quantities.
- Inform and help prioritize engineering and design decisions based on cost and constructability impacts.
- Work proactively to identify and resolve cost, scope, and scheduling challenges with minimal supervision.
- Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on large-scale civil and infrastructure scopes with accuracy and consistency.
- Support post-contract cost control, including change management and governance processes.
- Manage cost impact assessments, contingency tracking, and commitment logs.
- Prepare funding data, support reporting, and participate in value engineering and cost optimization sessions.
- Develop and maintain cost plans throughout design progression, aligned with project milestones.
- Provide commercial input into design options and lead value-based decision support discussions.
- Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and participate in commercial discussions to ensure fair and reasonable pricing outcomes.
- Perform quantity surveying,