Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our New York City team. This individual will act as the key day-to-day client interface, ensuring client objectives are achieved through the delivery of value-added cost management services across large-scale industrial, manufacturing, and mission-critical construction projects, including advanced manufacturing facilities and data center developments.
To be successful in this role, you must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work both independently and as part of a team. In this role, you will provide leadership and direction while embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.
Responsibilities:
- Lead estimating, cost planning, and change order management throughout the construction lifecycle on complex manufacturing, industrial, and data center projects.
- Prepare and present cost plans, estimates, and budget updates across multiple project phases, ensuring alignment with project scope, technical requirements, and operational objectives.
- Review and collaborate with design teams, contractors, suppliers, subcontractors, and equipment vendors in the development and validation of project costs.
- Reconcile cost changes and contractor submissions, ensuring accuracy and consistency with current project conditions.
- Interface regularly with owners, project managers, and contractors to gather project status information and provide cost estimate updates and executive-level reporting.
- Support engineering, design, and procurement decisions through cost analysis, value engineering, constructability reviews, and design optioneering exercises.
- Manage cost checks, valuations, contingency tracking, commitment logs, and cost impact assessments throughout all stages of project delivery.
- Administer post-contract cost control, change management, cost auditing, and validation processes across multiple contracts and work packages.
- Review contractor and subcontractor pricing, support commercial negotiations, and ensure fair and competitive project outcomes on behalf of the client.
- Produce monthly cost reports highlighting key risks, trends, forecasts, opportunities, and recommendations for client stakeholders.
- Ensure final account negotiations and closeout activities are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Compile and analyze historical cost data and benchmarking information across industrial, manufacturing, and mission-critical project portfolios.
- Mentor and develop team members while providing leadership, technical guidance, and high-quality service delivery.
- Utilize internal systems to manage financial performance, including fee forecasts, resource planning, project margins, and reporting requirements.
- Implement and maintain business management systems, delivery methodologies, and governance processes while supporting a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.