Turner & Townsend

Associate Director – Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $185,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Serve as the primary client-facing cost leader, providing strategic guidance and ensuring delivery excellence.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders, consultants, and delivery partners.
  • Prepare and present executive-level commercial updates, recommendations, and strategic insights.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop junior and mid-level team members, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.
  • Lead the development and maintenance of detailed cost plans, estimates, and forecasts across design and delivery phases.
  • Produce and present monthly cost reports, executive summaries, and financial updates.
  • Ensure strong integration of cost, schedule, and scope to support holistic project control and predictability.
  • Lead the establishment and implementation of cost governance frameworks and assurance processes.
  • Lead procurement strategy development, advising on contracting approaches and commercial positioning.
  • Oversee contractor and subcontractor pricing reviews, scope validation, and commercial negotiations.
  • Manage and reconcile change orders, claims, post-contract variations, and final accounts.
  • Provide commercial stewardship throughout the lifecycle, ensuring compliance with internal controls and best practices.
  • Lead value engineering initiatives and cost optimization strategies across design and delivery.
  • Drive cost risk analysis, scenario planning, contingency management, and sensitivity testing.
  • Monitor market trends—including escalation, labor availability, and material pricing—and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
  • Champion benchmarking, data integrity, and continuous improvement of cost management tools and processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
  • Data Center construction experience is required.
  • 8–10+ years of experience in cost management or project controls on large scale capital projects.
  • Strong understanding of MEP systems and data center infrastructure.
  • Advanced expertise in estimating, budgeting, financial reporting, cost control systems, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
  • Deep experience with procurement strategies and the commercial management of contractor/vendor contracts.
  • RICS accreditation (or progress toward it) highly desirable.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong analytical skills.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cost managementproject controlsestimatingbudgetingfinancial reportingcost control systemsEarned Value Managementprocurement strategiesdata center constructionMEP systems
Soft Skills
communicationpresentationnegotiationstakeholder managementanalytical skillsleadershipmentoringcollaborationstrategic guidancerelationship building
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Quantity SurveyingBachelor’s degree in Construction ManagementBachelor’s degree in EngineeringRICS accreditationMaster’s degree in related field