Associate Director - Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Construction

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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director, Cost Management and/or Quantity Surveyor to lead the delivery of cost management services across a portfolio of client accounts and capital projects throughout the Seattle region. This leadership role will be responsible for overseeing complex commercial real estate, mixed-use development, public sector, infrastructure, and other large-scale construction programs while driving excellence in client service, commercial management, and project delivery.

As a key leader within our Seattle team, you will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders, providing strategic guidance on cost planning, procurement, commercial management, project controls, and program performance. You will be responsible for leading multidisciplinary teams, fostering strong client relationships, and ensuring the consistent delivery of Turner & Townsend's best practices across multiple engagements.

The successful candidate will possess exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills and will be comfortable operating in a highly client-facing environment. This individual will play a critical role in developing talent, growing client relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and supporting the continued expansion of Turner & Townsend's presence across the Pacific Northwest. In this significant position, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction while embedding and promoting Turner & Townsend's purpose, values, and vision.

• Strong leadership skills, experience leading a cost management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders and other consultants at all project stages.
• Maintain excellent communication with client(s) and other consultants at all projects stages.
• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with numerous parties including the general contractor, owner’s representatives, and external stakeholders, taking responsibility for Turner & Townsend coordination within the overall construction process.
• Coordinate/assist with the strategic and operational management of Cost Management and Project Controls Services in a variety of sectors.
• Be the first point of contact for reporting on the overall commercial status of a project.
• Drive Turner & Townsend best practice at all stages of a project or program.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures, processes, templates and products.
• Undertake Staff Performance reviews.
• Set a clear strategy and ambition for the team.
• Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of…