Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support a major multiāphase data center construction program in the Abilene / Shackelford County area. The development includes a large multiābuilding campus currently under construction, with phased delivery extending over several years. This role will support cost planning, reporting, change control, and commercial coordination across a complex, fastāmoving site.
You will work closely with client stakeholders, contractors, and the internal project team to ensure strong cost governance and accurate financial controls throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Support the preparation, maintenance, and updating of cost plans, budgets, and estimates.
- Assist in monthly cost reporting, forecasting, and developing executive summaries.
- Gather, verify, and validate cost data from designers, contractors, and vendors.
- Maintain cost records, benchmarks, and databases for ongoing improvement.
- Support procurement activities, including quantity takeoffs, pricing reviews, and scope comparisons.
- Assist with final account preparation and commercial closeout.
- Manage the dayātoāday changeāmanagement process: review, validate, track, and reconcile change events.
- Maintain costācontrol logs, monitor commitments, and track variances.
- Support contingency management and costārisk reviews.
- Coordinate cost information with scheduling and project controls teams for costāschedule alignment.
- Participate in valueāengineering and costāoptimization efforts.
- Monitor market conditions and provide updates to the team.
- Support client interface activities and help ensure requirements are understood and met.
- Prepare commentary on contractor submissions and support governance reviews.
- Ensure adherence to Turner & Townsend Business Management Systems.
- Provide guidance and support to junior team members as needed.
- Assist with financial tasks such as forecasting and costātoācomplete reviews.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which must be adhered to where applicable.