Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We are looking for a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our Los Angeles team and support construction cost services across a dynamic portfolio of projects for key clients. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend purposes and values.

• Advise clients on cost and procurement strategies, manage prequalification of vendors, assess proposals, bids, and bid levelling documents, make final recommendations to the client, attend and chair bid interviews, and manage the appointment process.
• Manage estimating services across full project life cycles by developing project estimates (relating to construction, fees, direct work, and other costs), reviewing estimations prepared by junior team members, presenting estimates to clients, providing value engineering recommendations and risk assessments, meeting with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs, and utilizing benchmark data from comparable projects.
• Manage cost reporting by establishing reporting schedules, reviewing and presenting cost reports and forecasts, reviewing project budgets and spend forecasts with the client, developing and maintaining commercial risk registers, and hosting periodic meetings with project teams and vendors.
• Manage cost control processes by reviewing payment application assessments prepared by junior team members, liaising with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, reviewing change order requests from vendors and making recommendations to the client, and applying dispute prevention, management, and resolution procedures across contractual matters.
• Manage and monitor the invoicing process to ensure alignment with project delivery and financial controls.
• Benchmark performance against other successful commissions and comparable projects to drive consistency and best practice.
• Manage all facets of the final accounting process and post-contract audits and account closeouts.
• Hold post-contract reviews with clients to establish lessons learned documentation and apply insights toward continuous improvement.
• Develop procedures governing project handover and closeout across a range of delivery environments.
• Perform all duties through the preparation and use of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 2–3 years of relevant experience working in a cost management or quantity surveying role within the construction industry.
• RICS accredited or working toward accreditation is valuable.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium to large-scale construction projects across varied project types.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

* On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*

The base salary range for this role is $125K-$150K USD. Employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.