Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor – Healthcare Construction

Turner & Townsend

Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor position focusing on healthcare construction projects at Turner & Townsend in San Diego. Responsible for advising clients and managing project cost services.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRemote • San Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise clients on strategies, manage prequalification of vendors, assess proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, make final recommendations to the client
Manage estimating services for full project lifecycles
Review and present cost reports and forecasts
Liaise with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements
Develop procedures governing project handover

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field
Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a cost management or quantity surveying role within the construction industry
RICS accreditation or progress toward certification is valuable
Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale construction projects, ideally including healthcare or complex building environments
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package
Flexible working environment
Opportunities for professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost managementquantity surveyingestimating servicesproject lifecycle managementcost reportingforecastingvendor prequalificationproposal assessmentbid levelling

Soft Skills

communicationstakeholder management

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeRICS accreditation