Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

About the Role

• Develop and maintain detailed cost plans and estimates through design and delivery phases, using benchmarks and documentation. • Produce and present monthly cost reports, executive summaries, and funding data to stakeholders. • Coordinate cost information from design teams, GC, subcontractors, and vendors for validation and auditing. • Compile built cost records for benchmarking and continuous improvement. • Lead procurement strategy, pricing reviews, scope validation, and commercial negotiations to achieve fair contract prices. • Manage final accounts and ensure timely agreement. • Own change control: review, estimate, negotiate, reconcile change orders and manage post‑contract cost variances. • Support cost risk analysis, scenario planning, contingency management, and commitment tracking. • Ensure robust cost control systems, including Earned Value Management (EVM) where applicable. • Integrate cost with schedule and scope, working closely with project controls/scheduling teams. • Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact; lead value engineering initiatives and cost optimization. • Monitor market trends (escalation, labor availability, material pricing) and provide timely insights. • Act as primary client interface, ensuring objectives are met and service excellence delivered. • Prepare and present executive‑level updates, written comments on GC submissions, and cost estimate updates. • Ensure adherence to internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies. • Mentor and coach junior team members; foster a high‑performance, one‑business culture. • Observe SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost estimating
• ▸earned value
• ▸change control
• ▸risk analysis
• ▸value engineering
• ▸procurement

What You Bring

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related discipline and has 5–7+ years of cost‑management or project‑controls experience in mission‑critical environments such as data centres. Experience in construction consultancy, solid knowledge of MEP systems and hyperscale infrastructure, and expertise in budgeting, financial reporting, cost‑control systems and procurement are required. RICS accreditation, strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder‑management skills, high analytical ability and proficiency with industry‑standard cost‑management tools are also valued. • Demonstrate excellence in financial management (margin tracking, monthly fee/resource forecasts) across commissions.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸rics
• ▸mep
• ▸budgeting
• ▸analytical
• ▸negotiation

Benefits

Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance, and it offers an inclusive culture where diversity is celebrated. The company is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. It maintains a strict policy that candidates never pay recruitment fees and treats all unsolicited resumes as property of the firm.

Work Environment

Onsite