Senior Cost Manager – Quantity Surveyor, Data Center Construction
Turner & Townsend
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Hampton • Georgia
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Salary
💰 $170,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and maintain detailed cost plans and estimates
- Produce and present monthly cost reports, executive summaries, and funding data to stakeholders
- Coordinate all sources of cost information for robust cost validation and auditing
- Compile built cost records for benchmarking and continuous improvement
- Lead procurement strategy development, contractor/subcontractor pricing reviews
- Manage final accounts and ensure timely agreement
- Own change control throughout the lifecycle
- Support cost risk analysis and scenario planning
- Ensure robust cost control systems
- Integrate cost with schedule and scope, coordinating closely with project controls/scheduling teams
- Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact
- Monitor market trends and provide timely insights
- Act as the primary client interface, ensuring objectives are met
- Prepare and present executive‑level updates
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field
- Data center construction experience is required
- 5–7+ years in cost management/project controls within mission‑critical environments
- Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred
- Solid understanding of MEP systems, resilience requirements, and campus‑scale infrastructure common to hyperscale data centers
- Strong foundation in budgeting, financial reporting, cost control systems, and EVM
- Expertise in procurement strategies and the commercial management of contractor/vendor contracts
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with high attention to detail.
- Proficiency with industry‑standard cost management tools and software
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cost managementproject controlsbudgetingfinancial reportingcost control systemsearned value management (EVM)procurement strategiescontractor/vendor contract managementcost risk analysisscenario planning
Soft Skills
communicationnegotiationstakeholder managementanalytical abilitiesproblem-solvingattention to detail