Senior Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Industrial​/Manufacturing Construction

Position: Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Industrial / Manufacturing Construction
Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of industrial and manufacturing construction projects throughout the Charlotte region and broader Southeast market. Acting as a key client interface, you will provide cost planning, quantity surveying, commercial management, estimating, and financial controls across major capital projects from planning through closeout.

The successful candidate will support projects including advanced manufacturing facilities, industrial plants, distribution centers, production facilities, and facility expansions. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator who thrives in a client-facing environment, is self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively while delivering best-in-class cost management services and helping promote the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

Responsibilities:

Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.

Provide estimating, cost planning, and commercial management services for industrial and manufacturing projects.

Produce and present cost plans throughout design and construction.

Review and participate with design consultants, contractors, and project teams in the development of cost estimates.

Reconcile scope and pricing changes and ensure contractor cost data is accurate and aligned with project requirements.

Meet regularly with clients, contractors, and project stakeholders to prepare cost estimate updates and cost forecasts.

Prepare written reviews of contractor submissions, including executive summaries and recommendations.

Coordinate all sources of cost information including contractor pricing, subcontractor bids, material pricing, and consultant quantity information.

Support procurement and bid evaluation processes for construction packages and major equipment procurements.

Inform and drive engineering and design decisions based on cost impacts and value considerations.

Manage cost checks and perform valuations on large and complex projects.

Participate in post-contract cost control, forecasting, and change management processes.

Manage cost impact assessments, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.

Prepare funding presentations and facilitate value engineering workshops with project stakeholders.

Develop and maintain cost plans through all phases of design and construction.

Provide commercial input into design optioneering and value engineering exercises.

Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and negotiate fair and competitive contract values on behalf of clients.

Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change management activities throughout project delivery.

Ensure robust cost validation, auditing, and governance…