Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Construction

Turner & Townsend • United States, United States • 1w ago

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support construction cost services for commercial real estate projects, including tenant improvements (TI), interior fit-outs, and ground-up developments. The ideal candidate will be driven and aligned with our purpose and values.

Responsibilities:

Advise clients on cost strategies for commercial real estate projects, including TI and ground-up developments, manage prequalification of vendors and subcontractors, assess proposals, bids, and bid leveling documents, make final recommendations, attend and chair bid interviews, and manage the contractor appointment process.

Manage estimating services across all project phases by developing detailed project estimates (construction, general conditions, fees, and soft costs), reviewing estimates prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to clients, providing value engineering recommendations and risk assessments, validating subcontractor pricing, and leveraging benchmark data from similar CRE projects.

Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, tracking project budgets and spend forecasts with clients, maintaining commercial risk registers, and hosting regular cost review meetings with project teams and vendors.

Oversee cost control processes by reviewing payment applications, coordinating with project managers on contractor entitlements, evaluating change order requests, providing recommendations to clients, and applying dispute avoidance and resolution practices related to contracts, change orders, and payment requisitions.

Manage and monitor the invoicing process to ensure accuracy and alignment with contract terms and project progress.

Benchmark project cost performance against comparable commercial real estate, TI, and fit-out projects to drive cost efficiency and identify improvement opportunities.

Lead all aspects of final accounting, including post-contract audits and project closeouts.

Conduct post-project reviews with clients to document lessons learned and support continuous improvement and training development.

Develop procedures for project close-out and handover, particularly for tenant improvement and interior fit-out environments.

Perform all duties utilizing tools such as bid analysis sheets, change control logs, cost estimating software, and quantity take-off platforms.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related construction field.

Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a cost management or quantity surveying role supporting commercial real estate construction projects (TI, interior fit-out, or ground-up).

RICS accredited or actively working toward accreditation is preferred.

Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale commercial construction projects.

Prior QS consultancy experience is strongly preferred.

Strong understanding of construction methodologies, procurement strategies, value engineering, and cost planning within commercial interiors and base building construction.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Information

On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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